Friday, April 14, 2006

That was then. This is now.


Then:

"STAND UP FOR CANADA."

Now (emphasis added):

Outspoken Industry Minister Maxime Bernier, who's emerging as a bit of a maverick in the new Conservative government, found himself in hot water this week after contradicting his own government on the softwood lumber file.

Mr. Bernier, a key point of contact for Canada's business community in the new government, has made no secret of his desire to reconsider some of Ottawa's sacred cows, including a controversial subsidy program and foreign ownership restrictions on telecommunications.

But on Wednesday the freewheeling minister raised eyebrows during wide-ranging comments to a Quebec City radio station, when he suggested Canada might never recover the $5.3-billion in punitive duties levied by Washington in the dispute.

I'm guessing this is a definition of the phrase "standing up" with which I am unfamiliar.

2 comments:

Zorpheous said...

Yes Cynic, "stand up Canada" actually translates into "Bend over for Bush and spread your arse cheeks and say,... Thank you Mr. Bush, May I have another one sir?"

MgS said...

Apparently, where Bush is concerned, Harpercrit believes that the most powerful position is on his knees...