CANADA MOVES POLITICALLY FURTHER AND FURTHER FROM U.S.

If you want to see just how stark the difference is between American and Canadian foreign policy (and for that matter the difference in policy on just about everything else) take a look at this exercise in participatory online democracy! http://www.foreign-policy-dialogue.ca/en/discusspaper/index.html In the past year, I’ve seen the Canadian government make a 180 degree turn and endorse Kyoto, introduce truly radical electoral campaign reform (here) and distance itself more and more dramatically from the Bush administration’s positions on foreign policy, trade, civil liberties, and just about everything else. I’ve never been so proud to be a Canadian.