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<blockquote data-quote="Marg's Man" data-source="post: 366141" data-attributes="member: 4085"><p>No she won't be going for a couple of reasons.</p><p></p><p>First she needs to consolidate her political position here, the Opposition is already putting in the boot about "political assassination". This despite the fact that THEY have swapped leaders five times since the last election and the current leader (a noted misogynist) has his position by virtue of an even bloodier (figuratively) leadership spill.</p><p></p><p>Second our representative was always going to be the Treasurer as this meeting falls into his sphere of expertise. He is on his way in this role but now wearing the Deputy Prime Minister's hat instead. Our former PM was going but there was no need for him to go - it would have been necessary except to garner a few international brownie points. Being a woman she would be judged harshly if she went on a such a trip so soon after the changeover - wrong but that's the truth of the situation. Politics is a VERY dirty game.</p><p></p><p>As a Canadian you will have better idea of how the Westminster political system works than our American friends. </p><p></p><p>Marg's Man</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marg's Man, post: 366141, member: 4085"] No she won't be going for a couple of reasons. First she needs to consolidate her political position here, the Opposition is already putting in the boot about "political assassination". This despite the fact that THEY have swapped leaders five times since the last election and the current leader (a noted misogynist) has his position by virtue of an even bloodier (figuratively) leadership spill. Second our representative was always going to be the Treasurer as this meeting falls into his sphere of expertise. He is on his way in this role but now wearing the Deputy Prime Minister's hat instead. Our former PM was going but there was no need for him to go - it would have been necessary except to garner a few international brownie points. Being a woman she would be judged harshly if she went on a such a trip so soon after the changeover - wrong but that's the truth of the situation. Politics is a VERY dirty game. As a Canadian you will have better idea of how the Westminster political system works than our American friends. Marg's Man [/QUOTE]
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