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Friday, August 18, 2006

SELF-FULFILLING

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060818.aids-fedshp18/BNStory/National/home

"The minority Conservative government is withholding an announcement about future federal AIDS programs until thousands of delegates now in Toronto at an international conference about the disease get out of town."

"Unfortunately, the issue has been so politicized this week that this is probably not the time for us to make additional announcements,” Mr. Harper told reporters Wednesday night during an official visit to Whitehorse."

Nothing politicizes an issue more than a head of government saying something has become politicized and acting/or refusing to act because of that. Go Harper....

Cheers,

P

1 Comments:

  • Yeah, Stephen Lewis had it right when speaking to CBC last night, saying something along the lines of,

    - these conferences are always politicized, given the very socio-political issues being discussed and the mix of people who attend (advocates, field workers, researchers, doctors and governments).

    - when Harper calls it "too politicized", it's because he has been facing criticism and pressure.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:48 AM  

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