also
      becoming
      very,
      very
      closely
      linked
     
     
      with
      the
      United
      States
      which
      is
      now
      the
     
     
      super
      power
      of
      the
      World.
      So
      there
      are
     
     
      some
      new
      questions
      out
      there.
      I
      hope
      to
     
     
      learn
      about
      Canadians'
      views
      on
      these
      top-
     
     
      ics,
      by
      doing
      these
      consultations,
      which
     
     
      relate
      closely
      on
      how
      we
      develop
      all
      of
     
     
      these
      pillars."
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Now
      firmly
      rooted
      in
      a
      conversa-
     
     
      tion
      regarding
      Canada's
      place
      in
      the
      world,
     
     
      I
      figured
      that
      it
      would
      be
      an
      appropriate
     
     
      time
      to
      ask
      the
      Minister
      about
      Canada's
     
     
      role
      in
      the
      unstable
      situation
      in
      the
      Middle
     
     
      East.
      In
      short,
      I
      removed
      a
      piece
      of
      bright-
     
     
      ly
      coloured
      paper
      from
      my
      pocket
      and
     
     
      placed
      it
      on
      the
      table
      in
      front
      of
      him.
      It
     
     
      was
      a
      poster
      that
      had
      been
      put
      up
      on
      cam-
     
     
      pus
      a
      few
      days
      earlier,
      asking
      people
      to
     
     
      turn
      out
      in
      protest
      to
      show
      the
      Minister
      of
     
     
      Foreign
      Affairs
      that
      Canadians
      want
      no
     
     
      part
      in
      a
      unilateral
      military
      action
      against
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Iraq
      by
      the
      US.
     
    

    
     
      I
      asked
      Graham
      about
      the
      poster.
     
     
      What
      was
      his
      position
      on
      a
      Canadian
      mili-
     
     
      tary
      action
      against
      Iraq?
      —
      and
      I
      asked
      if
     
     
      protests
      like
      the
      one
      staged
      on
      UPEI's
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Artist:
      Matthew
      Good
     
     
      Album:
      Avalanche
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Matthew
      Good
      may
      be
      the
      most
     
     
      misunderstood
      singer-songwriter
      in
     
     
      Canada.
      By
      many
      he
      has
      often
      been
      seen
     
     
      as
      a
      cynical,
      sarcastic
      jerk,
      albeit
      one
      who
     
     
      produces
      really
      good
      material.
     
    

    
     
      After
      a
      hiatus
      following
      the
     
     
      demise
      of
      his
      band,
      Good
      has
      returned
     
     
      with
      a
      solo
      album
      that
      in
      many
      ways
     
     
      seems
      to
      contradict
      itself.
      It
      is
      an
      album
     
     
      that
      manages
      to
      be
      both
      political
      and
      per-
     
     
      sonal
      at
      the
      same
      time,
      and
      for
      the
      most
     
     
      part
      is
      still
      abstract
      enough
      for
      the
      listener
     
     
      to
      take
      their
      own
      stance
      on
      the
      material.
     
    

    
     
      Good
      has
      finally
      seemed
      to
     
     
      determine
      what
      it
      is
      he
      wants
      to
      say
      and
     
     
      is
      saying
      it
      with
      a
      vengeance,
      as
      is
      evi-
     
     
      dent
      in
      the
      scathing
      "21st
      Century
     
     
      Living."
      Despite
      this,
      the
      album,
      as
      a
     
     
      whole,
      is
      that
      of
      a
      songwriter
      more
      at
     
     
      peace
      with
      himself
      than
      before,
      and
      the
     
     
      songs
      reflect
      that.
      Fans
      of
      Good's
      previ-
     
     
      ous
      work
      will
      find
      much
      to
      like,
      and
      the
     
     
      album
      may
      attract
      new
      listeners
      with
      its
     
     
      less
      bleak
      and
      cynical
      outlook.
      If
      this
     
     
      album
      is
      any
      indication
      of
      what
      Good
      is
     
     
      capable
      of,
      then
      I
      for
      one
      will
      be
      looking
     
     
      forward
      to
      any
      future
      offerings.
     
    

    
     
      -
      Jonathan
      Smith
      ~
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      campus
      have
      any
      influence
      on
      his
      foreign
     
     
      policy.
      He
      said,
      "There
      are
      lots
      of
      ways
      in
     
     
      a
      democracy
      for
      people
      to
      go
      about
     
     
      expressing
      their
      opinions.
      Protests
      are
      a
     
     
      perfectly
      legitimate
      way
      in
      a
      democracy
      in
     
     
      my
      view.
      I
      believe
      very
      strongly
      in
      a
     
     
      democracy
      you
      don't
      go
      to
      war
      unless
     
     
      you've
      got
      the
      support
      of
      your
      population
      —
     
     
      unless
      you
      can
      make
      a
      case
      to
      your
      popu-
     
     
      lation
      that
      this
      is
      something
      —
      a
      use
      of
     
     
      force
      —
      that
      is
      absolutely
      a
      last
      resort.
     
    

    
     
      And
      the
      population
      has
      to
      be
      committed
      to
     
     
      say
      ‘yes
      we
      recognize
      the
      need
      for
      it.'
      The
     
     
      protestors
      are
      not
      going
      to
      make
      the
      gov-
     
     
      ernment
      do
      something,
      but
      they
      indicate
      to
     
     
      the
      government
      where
      the
      popular
      opinion
     
     
      in
      the
      country
      is,
      so
      I
      think
      it's
      a
      very
      legit-
     
     
      imate
      thing
      to
      do."
     
    

    
     
      With
      time
      quickly
      running
      out
      on
     
     
      my
      opportunity
      to
      speak
      with
      Bill
      Graham,
     
     
      I
      had
      one
      last
      question.
      As
      Canada's
     
     
      Foreign
      Affairs
      Minister,
      |
      wanted
      to
      know
     
     
      how
      he
      wished
      for
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      world
      to
     
     
      view
      Canada.
      He
      had
      this
      to
      say:
      "I
      must
     
    
   
   
    
     
      say,
      I
      am
      totally
      astonished
      when
      I
      travel
     
     
      to
      see
      the
      degree
      to
      which
      Canada
      is
      well
     
     
      received
      abroad.
      You
      just
      have
      to
      go
     
     
      abroad
      to
      realize
      how
      many
      people
      would
     
     
      like
      to
      come
      and
      live
      in
      this
      country.
      Most
     
     
      of
      them
      would
      move
      here
      tomorrow.
      .And
     
     
      that's
      because
      the
      image
      we
      project
      is
      a
     
     
      country
      where
      we
      respect
      one
      another,
     
     
      where
      there
      is
      tolerance,
      and
      where
      immi-
     
     
      gration
      is
      respected."
     
    

    
     
      With
      that,
      we
      stood
      and
      shook
     
     
      hands.
      Graham
      was
      whisked
      out
      the
      door
     
     
      and
      almost
      immediately
      departed
      for
      Duffy
     
     
      Amphitheatre
      to
      lead
      a
      discussion
      on
     
     
      Canada's
      foreign
      policy
      with
      the
      general
     
     
      public.
      I
      was
      left
      rather
      pleased
      with
      the
     
     
      interview,
      and
      was
      impressed
      with
      the
     
     
      Minister's
      straightforwardness
      throughout.
     
     
      I
      encourage
      anyone
      interested
      in
      learning
     
     
      more
      about
      —
      or
      commenting
      on
      —
     
     
      Canada's
      place
      in
      the
      world
      to
      visit
     
     
      www.foreign-policy-dialogue.ca
      to
      have
     
     
      their
      say.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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