Harper has been in Romania attending the meeting of La Francophonie, a gathering of French-speaking nations (kind of like the commonwealth but with French).
I have been following some of his statements and action while there and I have to say I am impressed. I really don't like Harper but my respect for his approach to international affairs has continued to grow.
Here -
LINK - Harper calls for the UN to step in on Darfur. It is the right thing to do. I can only imagine, if it happens, that there will be Canadians on the ground.
and here -
LINK - he stands his ground against those who wanted an offical word from La Francophonie on the summer conflict in Lebanon to only reflect their sympathies to Lebanon. Harper insisted that Israeli civilians be included in this resolution.
In both instances, he did and said the right thing, despite the two positions not being the most popular position to take.
I haven't come to a position where I am willing to throw my support behind Harper but he has certainly caused me to pay better attention to him.
...and it really pisses me off...
I realize these two events are relative blips on the international scene but they mark a steadfast clarity that I haven't seen in some time.
So what is your take on all of this? Do you think any of this is going to push Harper into a majority or do you think no one is really paying attention to all of this?