This is funny but it didn't occur to me until now to post it.
- 04 NOVEMBER 2004, OTTAWA - In the House of Commons, Opposition Leader Stephen Harper accused Martin of failing to stamp out the "anti-American rhetoric" in the Liberal party. Harper criticized one Liberal MP for blaming America for global terrorism.
Martin initially side-stepped the accusation, pointing to the Liberal government's cooperation with the U.S. in fighting terrorism.
But when Harper raised the subject again, Martin defended his party. He slammed Harper for appearing last year on Fox News and writing a letter in the Wall Street Journal criticizing Canada for not supporting the war in Iraq.
"We are not anti-Americans. Canadians are not anti-American. We are pro-Canadian. And I will tell you what pro-Canadian means.
"It means we would not go down to the United States and use an American television network to slam Canada.
"It means we would not write articles in the Wall Street Journal criticizing our country. We will have our debates within Canada," Martin said.
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