Prime Minister Paul Martin faces more than a test of his leadership

Prime Minister Paul Martin faces more than a test of his leadership from with-in the Liberal Party Wonk Fest this weekend. It is coming from outside of the party. He seems to suffer a lack of vision and intensity from with in himself.

The Prime Minister must put substance to the oratory of his leadership bid and recent election campaigning, to show Canadians he is different, leading a different government, and can truly lead Canada, as Canada needs to be led.

So far he has been a dud on those fronts.

The status quo for our future is not the answer.

Being satisfied with using a rear view mirror for planning our future, to shape the Prime Minister’s vision as to where Canada can go is not going to work and is not an option.

That is the Conservative Party’s milieu.

We have the history of innovation, exploration, communications, and compassion to look into the future, and past the horizon for progress in a Century that can be led by Canada and Canadians.

Despite what Jeffrey Simpson thinks.

As a nation we should set as goal to find a cure to cancer in the next ten years.

Canada needs to be the country in the world everyone wants to turn to, for help to build or rebuild their countries into a safe homeland where every one is safe from natural disaster, war, famine, illiteracy, and intolerance.

Canadian political leaders should set as a top priority to retake the international spot on the world stage with a modern military designed to take advantage of its unique set of abilities to be the best in the world at building peace and civil structures.

A place we once occupied. It is ground a Prime Minister of Canada needs to retake, with vigor.

Each Canadian child must also be a part of this country's economic successes.

Each Canadian child needs to have access to the high speed Internet before the end of this decade, with access to proper computers, programs, and electronic infrastructure.

Canada can become a place in the world that the creative and innovative researchers in high technology, social sciences, medicine, and the arts want to come and live, to pursue their ideas for the betterment of the world.

The government of Canada should encourage all post-secondary education institutions to waive the tuition fees for all PhD candidates by funding those costs.

Instead of pursuing the arming of space Canada should go to the bottom of the oceans and set up operations to clean up the oceans and rebuild the rivers and dead zones in the seas of the world created by man.

With one of the most efficient food production systems, Canada can help the hungry feed themselves, with food from the land and sea.

We have a history of helping people to feed themselves.

Create a government that is fully accessible by Canadians through E-Government, E-Democracy, E-Learning, and E-Literacy.

Make this a centre of excellence with which to show the world how true democracy can be had, without bombs and bullets.

There is no reason the 21st Century cannot have Canada at the front of the parade leading.

Canada has the resources the world need, and should stop our focusing on what the Americans want. The Americans are but 350,000,000, with a world of more than 6,000,000,000 others as our oyster.

Canada has the resources and people, to do so much more.