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[24 Nov 2004|11:49am] |
I would like to announce Canada's new ambassador to Iran. Gordon Venner.
As you know, we withdrew our ambassador from Iran in July over the death of Zahra Kazemi. We are still not satisfied with the Iranian explanation of her death, and one of Mr. Venner's duties will be to press the manner with Iranian authorities.
Let me quote my resident Death Eater Foreign Affairs Minister, Pierre Pettigrew. ""Justice denied is offensive to Canadians. This case will be pursued energetically."
Mr. Venner will also be watching out for human rights abuses and nukes.
No. This is not a depressing entry. I'm sure this heralds a new era of peaceful relations between Iran and Canada. Really.
Right Honourable Paul
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| Greetings from Brazil |
[23 Nov 2004|01:23pm] |
I'm in Brazil today, where the people and government certainly do not hate Canada. Of course not. How could anyone think that? I am not here to repair a very damaged relationship between our two countries, but to celebrate how wonderful and fine things are between us. The weather's really nice. I feel sorry for all my parliamentary colleagues back freezing in Ottawa.
Anyway, I just unveiled one of my personal ideas. That the Northern territories of Canada be made full and equal provinces in Confederation. I expect the provinces will love this idea.
Check it out here: Canada's territories to become new provinces, Martin tells Brazilian official
Oh, and I see Albertans elected Ralph Klein again last night. Congratulations to Premier Klein. May our hatred of each other never flag. I'll continue to work with you to bring reform to the health care system. Though it's about time you retire, don't you think?
Oh, and the Auditor General cleared me oh any wrongdoing in regards to Canada Steamship Lines, which I stress I don't own anymore, anyway. My sons do. Check it out.
All and all a good day.
ETA And yes, I changed my LJ layout to this pink affair because I couldn't see clicked-on-links through the old Crimson Bliss set-up. And pink was the closest I could get to red, which is the Liberal colour. Do not make fun of the pink.
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[20 Nov 2004|01:47pm] |
Hello, My name's Paul. Well, my name is Paul Martin, and I'm the Right Honourable Paul Edgar Philippe Martin Jr., at that. But you can call me Paul. Or at least, my handlers think I should tell you that you can call me Paul. I'm the prime minister of Canada and this is my blog.
My handlers think I should blog. I'm not sure what blogging is, as I would never stoop to using the internet, usually. The internet is used by people who don't have rich, famous fathers like mine, Paul Martin Sr., who held almost every important post in the Canadian government, and nearly was Prime Minister. People tell me I look like him.
Still, I am a man of the people and they tell me people blog. So here I am.
What do you want to know now?
Oh, right. 'Maverick MP' Carolyn Parrish. Carolyn is a lovely woman, but we had irreconciliable differences. Don't step on dolls of George Bush. Does Tony Blair step on dolls of George Bush? No. So, Carolyn had to leave our caucus. She might have tried stepping on Bush when he came to visit. Being a prime minister means you have to think about these things. We don't disrespect people either in the Liberal party. It's against Canadian values.
And Sheila Copps, you can go to hell.
The Right Honourable Paul
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