The Prime Minister will entertain an emergency debate in the
House of Commons when parliament resumes.
The debate will focus on the crisis in Ukraine where there their
government essentially answers to Russia and not the people. The crisis is now as much about human rights
as it is political. It is a tragic and
immense conflict with dangerous consequences affecting the region and the
world. It is an interesting call. What will the debate resolve? Has Canada a place in this conflict? Yes, Canada has a positive and significant
history with Ukraine in past conflicts.
How does that play out in this conflict and these times of constant
conflicts and demonstrations in numerous countries around the world?
How many emergency debates have we had in the House of
Commons on Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Sudan, Libya, Palestine, Iraq,
Syria, or the whole Middle East and Africa for that matter. We even failed to have an emergency debate
on the Senate scandal surrounding the Office of the Prime Minister. There is more trouble for the Prime
Minister, as Chuck Strahl had to resign as Chairman of the Security
Intelligence Review Committee. Deborah
Grey elected in 1989, as the Reform Party’s first Member of Parliament will
temporarily replace him. I have no idea
what these two individuals know about security or intelligence.
It is clear the Prime Minister has an abundance of problems
at home in Canada, including the bulging national debt; consecutive deficits,
the falling value of our Canadian currency and an economy speculated to fall
short of the Government’s projections by the end of 2014. It is unclear what a debate in the House of
Commons over the Ukraine will resolve other than to divert attention away from
the hot issues surrounding Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government.
The Prime Minister has returned from his latest trip to the
Middle East. He committed funds to
Jordan for education to assist Jordan with the influx of child refugees from
Syria. Funds for develop and security
in Jordan resulting from the conflict in Syria and additional funds for
humanitarian efforts to assist with the fallout from the Syrian conflict. The Prime Minister also committed funds to
assist in the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced
support in Jordan for the Learning Empowerment and Play project to help support
children living in Jordanian communities most affected by the influx of child
refugees from Syria.
Then he committed support for development and security reforms
in the West Bank and Gaza and negotiations to expand free trade with
Israel. He also committed to a Canada –
Israel strategic partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The list goes on as the debt goes higher at
nearly 50 million per day.
