Canadian PM Harper sent two of his most trusted yes-men on a Holy Land junket to meet with the Palestinian leadership this week.
Foreign Minister John Baird, the imbecile last seen signing NATO bombs in Libya, and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty were in Ramallah to lecture the PA leadership on the folly of their ways in seeking UN endorsement for a Palestinian state. The Canadians reiterated the position that the timing of statehood must be negotiated directly with Israel and cannot be subject to pre-conditions.
Baird and Flaherty have some experience in dealing with recalcitrant aboriginal populations. "Our native people have it a lot worse than your Palestinian lot," Baird reminded his Ramallah hosts. "But you don't see them running off whining to the UN about their lack of an independent state."
Baird may have a point.
In an informal survey of Ramallah natives, 100% said they would prefer to take their chances with Israel rather than swap places with Canadian natives in Attawapiskat.
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