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...take the stage. A rock star of politics, he didn't disappoint. Clad in the distinctive garb that has made him famous worldwide, he challenged the audience to remember those suffering under the burden of crippling debt or dying from AIDS. But Canada, he said, with a most un-Canadian sense of self-congratulation, was alive with a sense of idealism. When he finished his speech, his rapturous fans were ready to follow him on whatever political quest he might lead them...
...speech accepting the leadership of the party took a while to get going, and his biggest applause line--hey, this is Canada--came when he said, "I will keep the promise of universal and high-quality health care." At 65, he has become a quintessential figure of the Canadian establishment, a millionaire shipping magnate whose father, a stalwart of the Liberal Party, very nearly became Prime Minister himself in the 1960s. Yet the anticipation that he will bring a new energy to Canadian politics is palpable. If ever a politician risked being a prisoner of high expectations, Paul Martin does...
Martin told TIME that his government will conduct a quick review of foreign and military policy. He insists that Canadians, after a long period of introspection during which they were obsessed with interminable debates over their constitutional structures, are ready to look outward once more. "The old sense of insecurities about the Canadian identity," he says, "have been replaced by increasing confidence, pride and ambition." A top priority, he told TIME, will be to improve relations with the U.S. But given Canada's present sense of itself, that does not mean that the Bush Administration will get everything it wants...
...federal law prohibits the reimport of U.S. drugs by anyone other than the manufacturer, the FDA has long tolerated individuals who bring prescription drugs from Canada for personal use. But last week the FDA persuaded a federal judge to shut down Rx Depot and Rx of Canada, which sell Canadian drugs in the U.S. Along with its Canadian counterpart, it has stepped up its investigation of CanaRx, the Canadian company that administers Springfield's program, for potential violations of Canadian law. Other measures are being weighed, from an import alert on the company's shipments to criminal charges against...
Page coached the Canadian women’s under-22 national team that snubbed Corriero of a spot this summer...