Less than Zero: Canada and the Arab Spring (and why it matters, darn it!)

Couldn't we at least send face paint?

Yesterday I pontificated on and speculated a bit about Canada and the Arab Spring. The main points of my rant argument were:

• Canada has been slower than its allies to express support for the Arab Spring
• Canada has not articulated any kind of policy towards the Arab Spring despite its leadership in the Libyan mission.
• Canada should express unequivocal support for peaceful democratic transition, condemn attacks and violence against peaceful protesters and feel free to make its views known if it would seem that any of these transitions take on an illiberal/dangerous character.

Anything else that Canada could contribute in terms of money or support would be good. And it was speculated yesterday that Harper would lay out more of a vision as to what Canada’s response would be.

So what happened? 

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