It is a cavalier and detached action that can only be taken as an insincere response from a desperate politician caught up in his own self-importance. Later this month, my caucus colleagues and I will join thousands of Canadians in Quebec City to protest the secret negotiations concerning the Free Trade Area of the Americas. In recent years, capital has been globalizing at a rate the world hasn't seen since the 18th century. Currency speculation happens in seconds. Thanks to the Internet, money crosses borders at the push of a button.
Investments come and go around the globe with blinding speed.
Transnational corporations have successfully jumped the fences of national borders - and are increasingly impervious to the laws and regulations of democratic sovereign states. While the Liberals regularly create an endless source of ammunition to supply opposition attacks upon a government disposed to waste and mismanagement the present course that Clark has chosen is to vilify Chretien. The hotel loan issue arose long before the election. It was brought up during the election and in its present form clearly continues to be the focus of Clark's assaults. Chretien's actions raised serious concerns over the appearance of conflict but the issue was investigated and while suspicion may linger the absence of any new evidence should have ended it.