So I was reading some platforms the other day, specifically, the bit about foreign policy. You may remember that the seven billion people who don't live in Canada are sort of a pet cause of mine.

I won't tell you which one, but the party we just gave a minority government too had this to say:

"[We will] advance Canada’s interests through foreign aid . . ."

That's it. They will "advance our interests" through foreign aid. Hell, when that moral wasteland of a government down south talks about Iraq, they have the common decency to at least pretend they're there because they care about the people of Iraq. We know that they're simply "advancing their interests", but it's not polite to say it out loud.

Our new PM? Fuck pretending to care about people who don't have a vote. If we do help the world, it won't be from some dumb sissy pretence of responsibility or moral obligation; it'll just be to cash in.

Way to go, Canada. You've elected a winner.

Note: this is the only line concerning the party's money-spending philosophy. I'm not trying to fool you with context. There is one other line about 'moving toward' average spending, but the implication is that that foreign aid is still only used to 'advance our interests'.