Here's another Canadian Gem......
<b>Liberals accused of 'waffling' on war </b>
<i>Wed, 26 Mar 2003</i>
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Jean Chrétien insists his government is not softening its opposition to the war against Iraq, or now calling for a regime change.
On Monday, Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham said Ottawa supports the U.S. plan to oust Saddam Hussein.
Jean Chrétien receives a standing ovation from his caucus (CP PHOTO)
But Chrétien has again suggested the goal of a forced regime change is illegal.
Former NDP leader Alexa McDonough suggested the government is losing its resolve. She said it "seems to be weakening and waffling and wobbling."
Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper called the prime minister "an embarrassment," and asked bluntly whether he is for or against Saddam.
"Canadians want Saddam removed and this prime minister should stand with them. So I give him one chance: does the prime minister want the allies to remove Saddam Hussein?" he said.
Chrétien says the government position is consistent: regime change is wrong.
"The intervention there is to make sure Saddam is disarmed. The question of changing regimes is not acceptable under the United Nations Charter," he said.
Chrétien insists a large percentage of Canadians support the government, a view that was reflected in a two-to-one vote against an Alliance motion favouring the war.
But even while the government insists it isn't wavering, and that Canada won't join the war, it is increasingly sensitive about being seen as anti-American, or even neutral in the conflict.
<i>The prime minister says he hopes the U.S. and not Iraq prevails.</i>
Chretien "hopes the U.S. and not Iraq prevails"...... how fucking magnanimous of him.
