Should Activists Be Held Accountable For Their Actions?

Is  Stephen Lewis and Gerry Barr being honest in accusing the current government Prime Minister of breaking a promise they were not in power to make in 2003?

Gerry Barr, president of the Canadian Council on International Co-operation, says there will be public demonstrations to bring ``sharpness'' to those issues. -The Canadian Press

NGOs take diplomatic approach to G20 protest

Who was in power in 2001?

Activists, Socialists demand wealthy countries keep a promise made in 2003 to raise International Assistance to 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI). -Insight in Foreign Aid

In a minority federal government it's all about survival, so Finance Minister Ralph Goodale's fiscal blueprint for 2005–06 provided a little bit of something for everyone, while reserving the biggest increases for retooling the military and cutting taxes in hope of appeasing the opposition Conservatives into voting for the budget. - CMAJ

Canada has a great record but you would not know that from the media, activists or the opposition parties.  

THE EUROPEAN Commission is pursuing a plan to create a rescue scheme akin to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help distressed governments avert the threat of sovereign default, a move that will intensify EU oversight of national economies. Irish Times

 Today how many of these countries are presently under an unsustainable threat of financial crisis, and cutting back their social safety net to meet international obligations?

Child poverty rates in Canada in 2005 were at the higher end of the OECD, with 15% of children living in poor households versus an OECD average of 12.4%. However, educational outcomes for Canadian 15‐year‐olds are among the best in the OECD. Average performance is high and the gap between good and poorly performing students is small. In both cases, Canadian educational performance is bettered only by Finland and Korea. - OECD

Thursday's federal budget boosts the International Assistance Envelope by eight per cent, or $364 million, to $5 billion or double the 2001 level. After coming to power four years ago, the Conservatives honoured a Liberal commitment in 2001 to double the international assistance budget through a decade's worth of eight-per-cent annual increases. - Metro News

Can we require these activists, socialists, protestors who disrupt business in Huntsville , Toronto to get a Parade Permit and accept some fees and costs?