The article itself is adoring hagiography about Harper's jaunts about Europe repeating stale announcements about past initiatives. Much is made of his 'blunt, highly symbolic message' during his visit to the Ukraine where he played to the Ukrainian Canadian community concerned by the Moscow tilt and authoritarian tendencies of their new President Viktor Yanukovych - but it was a trade visit and he still announced $36 million in aid to the same government.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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Ibbitson wrote pretty much the same piece for the Globe and Mail.
At least he's theoretically an opinion columnist - this was a headline on a news page.
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