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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...
...response from many Canadians was dismay. One writer, in The Toronto Sun, accused Sir Bob of appearing, “as heavy-handed and self-righteous as the tin-pot dictators against whom he’s fighting.” Another, in a letter to The 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...
...these criticisms are deserved. It is one thing for Sir Bob to orchestrate the Live 8 concerts in an effort to raise awareness of some very important issues in the run-up to a G8 conference. But it is 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...
Martin has come under fire from a number of individuals and groups, most of whom lack Bono and Sir Bob’s musical credentials. UN adviser Jeffrey D. Sachs ’76, UN Secretary-General’s special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis, the Canadian International Development Agency, and the all-party Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs have all called on Martin to meet Lester B. Pearson’s original goal...
...Department. When War Secretary Stanton refused to honor the order, the disappointed petitioner returned to Lincoln, telling him that Stanton had not only countermanded the order but had called the President a damn fool for issuing it. "Did Stanton say I was a damn fool?" Lincoln asked. "He did, sir, and repeated it." At which point, the President remarked, "If Stanton said I was a damn fool, then I must be one, for he is nearly always right and generally says what he means. I will step over...