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Apparently we can’t stop tweeting it and looking at it. Its allure is surpassed only by our desire to figure out what the hell is going on.

Is he saying, “You know I love you, even if I have to work late at cabinet tomorrow,” while she replies “I don’t care, it still leaves me alone with three kids for supper?” Is the fact that he’s gazing into her ear and holding her hips into his own while she’s looking beyond him, at what’s coming, an accurate reflection of the dynamic of their relationship? Quite possibly. The camera has never frightened Justin or his wife, who worked as a correspondent for CTV, and as Mikhail Baryshnikov once said, the body never lies.

“We’ve been preparing for this for years,” Sophie said of the couple’s political career in a private interview with The Globe shortly before the election in October. “Once Justin decided to go on the political scene, all the spotlights were on him. I think we’ve done pretty well finding a balance and a centre. It can be very scrutinized. We see a lot of leaders and people in the public service and the political world reacting with fear, or intimidation, lack of respect for other human beings. I think not only Canada but the world as a whole is called upon to really choose leaders who can generate unity and compassion throughout the world. This is how you find peace, right? I think it starts from within. And Justin has that capacity to swim through crazy waters but keep his vision, keep calm. He doesn’t lose control. He analyzes. He opens up at that moment, whether it’s in the boxing ring and he’s getting shots, or whether it’s in the political ring, or in nature. His personality stays true to who he is, wherever he is. And I think that’s very reassuring.”

His weakness?

campy

Dec 11 2015, 04:18 PM

The free world has lost its leader. In the absence of a vigorous American foreign policy, Canada's Stephen Harper supplied his own. For the better part of a decade, he energetically championed Western interests. He was serious about fighting terrorism, keen on free trade and prepared to deploy proportionate force in defense of freedom.

His defeat in last week's Canadian general election will be felt far beyond that sparse, chilly country. When other Western leaders fretted about Israel's 2006 Lebanon war, he gave his full backing to the Jewish state. When others dithered over Putin's invasion of Ukraine, he led international condemnation. Obliged to meet Vladimir Putin at a summit meeting, he was admirably curt: "I guess I'll shake your hand, but I have only one thing to say to you: Get out of Ukraine."

Canada, like most countries, partly defines itself with reference to what it isn't; but Harper was uncomplicatedly pro-American and pro-British. In his first overseas speech as prime minister, he told a London audience how glad he was that his was a common-law, Anglosphere nation. As a matter of historical fact, this might not seem especially radical; but, my goodness, what a refreshing break from the line taken by previous Canadian leaders, namely that their country was a happy multiculti fusion of First Peoples and Acadians and Vietnamese boat people

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-free-world-has-lost-its-leader/article/2574696

David

Dec 11 2015, 04:26 PM

What a surprise: a conservative publication owned by Philip Anschutz.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Examiner

When Anschutz started the Examiner in its daily newspaper format, he envisioned creating a conservative competitor to The Washington Post. According to Politico, "When it came to the editorial page, Anschutz’s instructions were explicit — he 'wanted nothing but conservative columns and conservative op-ed writers,' said one former employee." The Examiner's writers include Byron York, Michael Barone, and David Freddoso.[5]
The daily newspaper endorsed John McCain in the 2008 presidential election[14] and Adrian Fenty in the Democratic primary for mayor in 2010.[15] On December 14, 2011, it endorsed Mitt Romney for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, saying he was the only Republican who could beat Barack Obama in the general election,[16] releasing a series of articles critical of Obama.[17]

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I would expect nothing less from a biased, right wing conservative news source.

FuzzyO

Dec 11 2015, 04:37 PM

It's an opinion piece.

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The country scored first for appealing environment, measured by people's perception of having "friendly and welcoming people," a "beautiful country," an "appealing lifestyle" and being an "enjoyable country."

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It was ranked fifth on having an advanced economy — after Japan, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden — and fourth for effective government, after Sweden, Norway and Switzerland.

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Canada was also the top country to visit, live in, work in and study in.

campy

Dec 11 2015, 04:38 PM

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I would expect nothing less from a biased, right wing conservative news source.

Where have I heard that before? That's your comment to dismiss it?

David

Dec 11 2015, 04:40 PM

Fuzzy is right. It's opinion. You just happen to agree with the guy who wrote it.

Bitsy

Dec 11 2015, 04:41 PM

campy

Dec 11 2015, 04:38 PM

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Yepper that is my comment to dismiss it as fact. It is one man's opinion who happens to be a conservative, I would expect nothing less.

campy

Dec 11 2015, 04:43 PM

Bitsy

Dec 11 2015, 04:41 PM

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That's not a real good reason to dismiss it if it is factual and accurate.

You are quoting the weather network? LOL.

campy

Dec 11 2015, 04:43 PM

The U.S. didn't even make the top 20 from your link.

Bitsy

Dec 11 2015, 04:47 PM

campy

Dec 11 2015, 04:43 PM

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I am quoting a news report...note the end of the page: Source: The Reputation Institute | Associated Press

Gotta learn to read the entire article, Camps, I keep telling you that.