Manley on the House


The House, CBC Radio's program on Canadian politics and the occasional act of statesmanship, took a detailed look at the Manley Report last Saturday.

John Manley responded to questions on Afghanistan and performed a masterful put down of the petulant Michael Byers. The Afghan Ambassador to Canada, Omar Samad, discussed his country's human rights deficit. And Liberal Foreign Affairs critic Bob Rae, aka the former NDP premier of Ontario, talked about what his party likes about the report, including delaying any parliamentary vote until the spring.

Best news was that the 3,200 US Marines heading to the South of Afghanistan next month will be under the Canadian Command in Kandahar. This might not satisfy the Manley panel's demand for a thousand more NATO troops, since the Marines are not committed to staying beyond the current year. But it does raise hopes something will be worked out to extend the Canadian mission past February 2009.

A RealAudio webcast of the program is here and there is also an mp3 podcast on iTunes.

Also, see Glavin on a True Blue Tory who had had it with his Conservative Prime Minister undermining the Canadian military.

Posted: Tue - January 29, 2008 at 01:43 PM          

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