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I was at Prospera for the FolkFest this Canada Day. We so enjoyed the multi-cultural aspects. We also listened to Ron Cannon, Mayor Basran, and Steve Thompson.
They talked of a fighting Canada, they talked of war.
I was born in Canada in 1946, shortly after a very necessary war, involving most of the world. I have been in Kelowna since 1972. It is saddening, the recent leadership trend, transitioning from ‘dove to hawk’.
We grew up feeling that the world view of Canada was as a peace keeper. Canada was country that could be trusted. A nation that was neutral and fair. A country to be proud of.
Did we forget our roots? We once were the world leaders in peace keeping. Did we forget 1956, where we took the leadership role in the Suez Canal Crisis. It continued into the 90s.
Harper is hostile to the UN and their peacekeeping efforts. Twenty years ago Canada was the number one contributor of UN peace keeping troops. We have dropped to 65th on the list… the most dramatic drop of any developed nation.
Harper was in opposition when America invaded Iraq. Harper wanted to join Bush, but fortunately he was not PM at that time. He quickly jumped into the group bombing of Libya. He celebrated with an expensive ‘Fly Over’ upon the return. Why does he push for more Military Days? So American.
To Netanyahu a hawk of hawks, “You have no better friend than Canada”. Harper 2015.
The world sees us in a much different light, than the old Canada that I knew. The neutral and trusted peacekeeper image is gone. Canada has abandoned their traditional role as a voice of restraint. The national identity that I held so dear has been destroyed.
Beware travellers, the Maple Leaf on your clothing or back pack isn’t what it used to be! We are just part of Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq invading forces.
I have lived and worked abroad for seven of the past eleven years. People ask “why has Canada changed?”. My answer, “not sure if it is a Canadian change, or a Stephen Harper change”. I hope the latter.
Happy Canada Day.
Daryl Cooper
