Thank you for writing this very good article.  We need more people speaking out and taking an active interest in what is happening in Canada! Can't wait to read more. 

In reply to this comment:  The IAW is a good example of something right now that is marginalizing the left and making it look extreme and out of touch, which is why even elements of the NDP have distanced themselves from it.

I disagree. How can being aware of an extremely important world concern make us look extreme and out of touch? I think that by denouncing support of IAW across the board, the government is showing it's out of touch and outdated.

Universities, student groups, professors and human rights groups, who are speaking out stating that this is a valid movement, are being told their government will not support them.  These people, these students, they are the future of Canada.  How more out of touch can you get?

What looks extreme and out of touch to me, is a government that is completely ignoring its responsibility to its own people, its place in the international community and it's commitment to a sustainable future for our children, while it works towards its own profit driven agenda.  It's a fact that during Harper's regime, Canada has lost respect in the eyes of the world.

We're all interconnected here.  We live on one planet.  And the future success of the planet involves the success of us all.