If de Gaulle were speaking today

Bob Rae's reponse was a national disgrace. If he truly believes that China intended to grievously insult Canada (I don't), then he should be defending Canada, not siding with China. What a weasel.

Him and Layton are the biggest weasels in Parliament. They both make Iggy look good.

Oh! It's DISLOYAL of the opposition to criticize Harper for mishandling our relations with China – a perfectly valid criticism that Liberals have been making for a while now – because the Chinese PM just confirmed this was the case? We should instead be circling the wagons, eh? OK.

Well who can be surprised by such tactics from the opposition eh AC? After all they hate our troops too.

If de Gaulle were speaking today he'd be a zombie.

Or possibly a vampire.

Either way, with a supernatural creature from the beyond running around, lusting after our brains (or possibly our blood) is the opposition's reaction to his speech really what we would be focusing on, or would we all be better served coming together to look for ways to decapitate de Gaulle, regardless of how we each individually feel about his attack on our easily wounded pride? Honestly, Coyne. PRIORITIES.

Someone in AC's previous post below nailed it. If Harper's criticisms of China's human rights practices were anything other than hot air than we would have seen substantive action, for instance a trade embargo of Chinese products, etc.

As it is he damaged a very important economic relationship for what exactly? Some have argued he was trying to please his base. I think the real problem is that Jean Chrétien pursued the China file in a very different manner so naturally that is EVIL and Harper has to do the opposite, or appear to do the opposite at least. It just took 5 years for Harper to admit he made a dumba** mistake. Now, how long do you suppose we'll have to wait for him to retract the crticism he used to make of Chrétien on this issue,

I am sure there are plenty of examples of Diefenbaker criticizing Pearson's foreign policy. Shall I start looking for some?

Harper badly bungled our relations with China and the opposition is doing its job in criticizing him for doing so.

Please don't dare them Jack!

You have a lot of nerve, Coyne. I'll give you that.

Bob Rae was wrong, not because he took China's side, but because this was not nearly the huge rebuke that opposition parties claim.

The leaders of both countries have an interest in having good relations. How this will be implemented will be based on national interests, not on whether it helps to score partisan politcal gain for the opposition in Canada.

Since when has any political party put Canada first? How much higher of a standard are we supposed to hold the opposition to than the governing party?

The flag, like the troops, are nothing more than props, an abstraction of nationalism. Anyone who analyzes politics along these lines is a partisan, not a rational observer.