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"The role of the prime minister of this country is to protect the rights of minorities, and protecting the rights of the minorities is certainly a question about which the government of Canada will be prepared to go to the people on," Martin said.
Paul Martin is just such an ass it is impossible to like him. The job of the Prime Minister is to govern the country in the interest of all of the people and saying otherwise is close to being unfit for the job. It's a balancing act, you idiot.

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