Paul Martin, buffoon, turned down a meeting with the President of Chile, yesterday, in order to sit on a couch, drink beer, and watch a football game.
Apparently Martin got the ban on trans fats in Canada (soon) confused with a worldwide ban on VCRs.
Martin considers himself a leader. Of a country. Just so you know.
…Prime Minister Paul Martin just had to give the boot to his host’s offer of a bilateral meeting right in the middle of Sunday night’s Grey Cup game.
The impromptu offer came as Martin and Chilean President Ricardo Lagos were exiting the Asia-Pacific summit. Noting that he and Mr. Martin had not had a chance for a one-on-one, Lagos suggested they get together in the evening, say around 6:30 or so.
Mr. Martin looked troubled, frowning and then scratching his head.
“That’s going to be tough, I’ve got a big event,” the prime minister said, extending his hands wide in front of him for emphasis.
“Today is the biggest football game in Canada,” he explained. “. . . Let’s see what we can do [earlier in the day].”
“I see,” replied Mr. Lagos, who needed only to have read one of Santiago’s newspapers to understand the depth of Mr. Martin’s football passion…
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