OTTAWA � The Canadian Press has learned that the Harper government plans to appoint former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell as Canada's new high commissioner to Britain.
You got it wrong. We sent BC's answer to the question "Are politicians liars" to the UK and all you got was a dedicated lifetime foreign service officer?
Although, I wonder why the Conservatives decided to send Gordo to the UK when it would have been a much more logical choice to make him High Commissionaire to the Comonwealth of Hawaii?
Speaking of Commissionaire, comming from BC, maybe Harper thought Gordo was the perfect choice.
"Freakinoldguy" said You got it wrong. We sent BC's answer to the question "Are politicians liars" to the UK and all you got was a dedicated lifetime foreign service officer?
Although, I wonder why the Conservatives decided to send Gordo to the UK when it would have been a much more logical choice to make him High Commissionaire to the Comonwealth of Hawaii?
Speaking of Commissionaire, comming from BC, maybe Harper thought Gordo was the perfect choice.
I thought they got a pinko commie Dipper ex-Premier.
"DanSC" said So you send a High Commisioner to the UK and all we get is an Ambassador?
It's a Commonwealth term Dan. You lot kicked the Brits out after that little rebellion thing. You seemed to have done pretty well out of it without having a High Commissioner.
"andyt" said You got it wrong. We sent BC's answer to the question "Are politicians liars" to the UK and all you got was a dedicated lifetime foreign service officer?
Although, I wonder why the Conservatives decided to send Gordo to the UK when it would have been a much more logical choice to make him High Commissionaire to the Comonwealth of Hawaii?
Speaking of Commissionaire, comming from BC, maybe Harper thought Gordo was the perfect choice.
I thought they got a pinko commie Dipper ex-Premier.
Damn you're right.
The dedicated foreign service officer must be the guy they passed over for the job.
"Freakinoldguy" said You got it wrong. We sent BC's answer to the question "Are politicians liars" to the UK and all you got was a dedicated lifetime foreign service officer?
Although, I wonder why the Conservatives decided to send Gordo to the UK when it would have been a much more logical choice to make him High Commissionaire to the Comonwealth of Hawaii?
Speaking of Commissionaire, comming from BC, maybe Harper thought Gordo was the perfect choice.
I thought they got a pinko commie Dipper ex-Premier.
Damn you're right.
The dedicated foreign service officer must be the guy they passed over for the job.
I had checked to be sure I was right. Here's a list of the latest few from Wiki. Only Michael Kergin is a foreign service officer:
Allan Gotlieb - 1981�1989 Derek Burney - 1989�1993 John de Chastelain - 1993�1994 Raymond Chr�tien - 1994�2000 Michael Kergin - 2000�2005 Frank McKenna - 2005-2006 Michael Wilson - 2006-2009 Gary Doer - 2009-present
Ambassadorships seem to be political appointments. As they are with the guys they send us.
Kind of sad when you think about it. Here's some smuck who, because he's in tight with someone in the Government gets a plumb job where as someone who dedicated their whole life to this kind of work gets boned.
The ambassador who likely knows less about the country he's ambassador to than I do about brain surgery gets all the perks while the foreign service officer gets all the work.
One thought: As the Commissioner is technically the High Commissioner to St. James' Court, aka the Queen, isn't the post, at least in theory, somewhat redundant with the GG?
Although, I wonder why the Conservatives decided to send Gordo to the UK when it would have been a much more logical choice to make him High Commissionaire to the Comonwealth of Hawaii?
Speaking of Commissionaire, comming from BC, maybe Harper thought Gordo was the perfect choice.
So you send a High Commisioner to the UK and all we get is an Ambassador?
Your Choice.
I wonder what Christie Cluck is gonna get if she manages to keep it?
Wow, nice reward for screwing BC.
And setting the stage for the rest of the country.
Not bad at all, out of the limelight, and a good life with lots of
parties to go to.
So much for Karma.
You got it wrong. We sent BC's answer to the question "Are politicians liars" to the UK and all you got was a dedicated lifetime foreign service officer?
Although, I wonder why the Conservatives decided to send Gordo to the UK when it would have been a much more logical choice to make him High Commissionaire to the Comonwealth of Hawaii?
Speaking of Commissionaire, comming from BC, maybe Harper thought Gordo was the perfect choice.
I thought they got a pinko commie Dipper ex-Premier.
So you send a High Commisioner to the UK and all we get is an Ambassador?
It's a Commonwealth term Dan. You lot kicked the Brits out after that little rebellion thing. You seemed to have done pretty well out of it without having a High Commissioner.
So you send a High Commisioner to the UK and all we get is an Ambassador?
High Commissioners are for fellow Commonwealth nations; Ambassadors are for non-Commonwealth nations.
You got it wrong. We sent BC's answer to the question "Are politicians liars" to the UK and all you got was a dedicated lifetime foreign service officer?
Although, I wonder why the Conservatives decided to send Gordo to the UK when it would have been a much more logical choice to make him High Commissionaire to the Comonwealth of Hawaii?
Speaking of Commissionaire, comming from BC, maybe Harper thought Gordo was the perfect choice.
I thought they got a pinko commie Dipper ex-Premier.
Damn you're right.
The dedicated foreign service officer must be the guy they passed over for the job.
You got it wrong. We sent BC's answer to the question "Are politicians liars" to the UK and all you got was a dedicated lifetime foreign service officer?
Although, I wonder why the Conservatives decided to send Gordo to the UK when it would have been a much more logical choice to make him High Commissionaire to the Comonwealth of Hawaii?
Speaking of Commissionaire, comming from BC, maybe Harper thought Gordo was the perfect choice.
I thought they got a pinko commie Dipper ex-Premier.
Damn you're right.
The dedicated foreign service officer must be the guy they passed over for the job.
I had checked to be sure I was right. Here's a list of the latest few from Wiki. Only Michael Kergin is a foreign service officer:
Allan Gotlieb - 1981�1989
Derek Burney - 1989�1993
John de Chastelain - 1993�1994
Raymond Chr�tien - 1994�2000
Michael Kergin - 2000�2005
Frank McKenna - 2005-2006
Michael Wilson - 2006-2009
Gary Doer - 2009-present
Ambassadorships seem to be political appointments. As they are with the guys they send us.
The ambassador who likely knows less about the country he's ambassador to than I do about brain surgery gets all the perks while the foreign service officer gets all the work.
Life just ain't fair.