Canada Rejoins the World, Welcome!

New Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits the country's troops in Afghanistan.
Via No Paseran, CTV.ca:

"Very quickly after assuming office, looking at all of Canada's interests abroad, we determined that the single most important thing we're doing in terms of our commitments, in terms of the risks were taking, in terms of the leadership we're showing, the most important thing is what we're doing in Afghanistan," Harper told reporters on Sunday.

The newly elected Harper, a Conservative, went on to say:

"Canada is not an island, we live in a dangerous world, and we have to show leadership in that world and that's what we're doing and that's what I'm trying to do by going to support our men and women.

Welcome back.