Apparently Mayor Joe's poll numbers have risen sharply over the last few months. He looks like he's moved from a "no chance" candidate to a viable third option. Vote Mayor Joe! Thankfully, Rob Ford's numbers are starting to nose-dive.
If Rob Ford were mayor, though, it'd be legal to hunt pollsters with a shotgun. Or maybe that was hipsters. I can never remember.
OTTAWA—Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says Canada’s loss of a chance to sit on the United Nations Security Council is entirely the fault of the Conservative government and the way it has handled foreign affairs.
The Conservative government has accepted no responsibility for Canada losing the vote to Portugal on Tuesday, instead accusing Ignatieff of scuttling the deal with critical comments he made last month.
"Not being able to speak with one voice as a country had a negative impact on Canada's bid," Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon told a news conference in New York after Canada dropped out of the race.
Cannon was referring to remarks Ignatieff made days before Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the UN General Assembly, in which the Liberal leader said he was not convinced the government deserved to win the spot.
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He stood by his criticism of how the government has handled foreign affairs and suggested its stance on climate change, aid to Africa, chilled relations with China and the high price tag for the G8 and G20 summits could have played a part in the loss.
"(Criticism) is the legitimate function of a democratic opposition," Ignatieff said. "If they’ve got a problem with it, they’ve got a problem with democracy."
— "Ignatieff says Conservatives to blame for UN loss", The Globe and Mail
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