Angela Merkel

Will Conservative Party activists be crossing the Canada-U.S. border once again in 2020 to campaign for the Republicans, and perhaps for President Trump himself?

If Canada is going to behave like a member of the community of nations we need to walk the walk, and not just talk the talk. And the direction we need to walk right now is away.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Stephen Harper in Ottawa this week and after her visit, some questions remain about the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

Germany has quintupled renewable energy, exceeded Kyoto targets and is closing nuclear reactors. In Canada renewables have flat-lined and GHG emissions increase. Merkel has invested, Harper divested.

A great big, blue-sky-dreaming, New Year's wish list for 2012: a better prime minister.