Canada is among Western countries whose leaders have spurned invitations to attend a United Nations “summit” opening today on how the world body can help solve the global financial crisis.
UN General Assembly president Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, who is a former Nicaraguan revolutionary, had asked all 192 member states to attend at the “highest level.”
But many developed countries fear the three-day gathering will descend into a raucous denunciation of the capitalist system, western diplomats say. Radical members of the anachronistically named Group of 77 developing countries, which has more than 130 members, have largely developed the agenda.
What’s more, some of the world’s harshest critics of capitalism are among the 14 heads of state and government who are turning up. Among them are presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Evo Morales of Bolivia and Rafael Correa of Ecuador.
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Invited by a lynch mod one politely declines LOL.
Oh, typo: That would be lynch mob !
Yet another excellent decision by our PM. An admirable display of leadership, courage (knowing that the howls from the left and their MSM lackies will be deafening) and clearly a symbolic backhand to the UN and their gang of thieves, dictators, socialists and anti-western hatemongers. Bravo to Canada!
You want a real decision? Boot all Iranian politicians out of Canada immediately.
When Harper is asked “why” by the media he should simply respond “I don’t like them and I can do that.”
“How do you like me now?”