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...Live 8 concerts—organized by British activist Sir Bob Geldof—are designed to put pressure the leaders of the G8 countries to increase aid, cancel debt, and deliver what Geldof calls “trade justice” to Africa, in advance of this month’s G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, where Africa tops the agenda...
...here in the frozen North, Live 8’s reception has been frigid. At the June 21 press conference held to announce the concert’s Canadian host, Geldof issued a stern admonition to Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin on the subject of foreign aid; unless, like a number of European countries, he commits to a 0.7 percent of GDP foreign aid contribution by 2015, Martin should stay home...
...There’s no use in your prime minister coming to Scotland unless he’s prepared to do this deal,” Geldof said in a taped message. “If he’s not prepared, stay at home, just stay at home, don’t come...
...Toronto Star, bemoaned the pushy knight’s interference: “Let’s have our foreign-aid policy and programs determined by our elected representatives, not wealthy non-Canadian musicians.” And just this week, a columnist for The Vancouver Sun described Geldof as “out of line,” claiming that, “people like Bob Geldof and U2’s Bono should stick to singing…when they start dictating foreign policy to politicians, they go beyond their expertise...
...quite another thing when he goes so far as to tell Canada’s head of government not to bother attending the Gleneagles Summit unless he’s willing to implement, posthaste, a major shift in his country’s foreign aid policy. Geldof crossed the line with his admonition of Prime Minister Martin, which is a real shame, because the man just might have a point, after...