But, in this demoralized and mediocre period of Canadian political leadership, do not hold your breath waiting for them to do so. One of the overlooked reasons why Canadian politics is a matter of disinterest and apathy for so many is that our leaders, almost all of them, on a real issue like human rights, give us so much, by tactical omission and the calculations of electoral cowardice, to be apathetic about.
Rex Murphy, Full Comment, National Post, April 3, 2010
