Should we invite Canada to be the Opposition?
by Upul Joseph Fernando
( October 23, 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to boycott the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM), to be held in Sri Lanka next month, has caused some tremors affecting the Commonwealth's very foundation. The ouster of the 43rd Chief Justice, Dr. Shirani Bandaranayaka, in the blaze of a controversial impeachment motion passed hurriedly in Parliament, has been touted as the main reason behind Canada's drastic action. Canada's boycott and the reasons adduced to it, pose a disturbing question aimed at the collective conscience of the entire Commonwealth of Nations.