
OftenWrong
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Firing McCallum was yet another mistake. It has further politicized the situation, and further angered the Chinese government. Had PM Trudeau simply left it well alone, rebuked McCallum but not dismiss him, it would have helped put a damper on the fire. He needed to display tolerance, and he failed. Instead, he lashed out like some childish imbecile. The terse manner in which McCallum was dismissed by PM Trudeau also made matters worse! This PM is truly in over his depth, and proves he is incapable of handling important issues pertaining to foreign affairs. Just like we knew he would be. He has got to go!
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MCallum was an idiot and a blowhard. They told him to shut up after his first incident with the media and he went and did it again. He had to go. I cannot imagine why I would care if that bothers the Chinese.
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Trudeau must have known McCallum was a loose cannon when he appointed him as ambassador to China and therefore the fiasco reflects the PM's own lack of experience and good judgement. As Trudeau's immigration minster, McCallum had an annoying habit of publicly plugging his own personal preferences as well as those of special interests who had his ear, particularly where he held that there was widespread support for dramatically increasing immigration levels when polling indicated there was not. One has to believe that the ambassador in Beijing is a relatively important posting, so Trudeau should have chosen a respected career diplomat to fill it.
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Because Argus, it would be irresponsible for Canada to piss off a significant trading partner with whom we are currently making lots of business plans, when there is no reason to. Especially if it's done by reason of incompetence.
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"The needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many." - James T. Kirk
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