The Conservatives' Love Affair With Communists
Gerry Nicholls
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Posted 09.13.2012
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Canada Politics
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Communism,
Mao Zedong,
Joseph Stalin,
Bethune Shrine,
Tony Clement,
Norman Bethune,
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Canada's intellectual and political elite have a dilemma: how do they deal with Dr. Norman Bethune's legacy? On the one hand they desperately want to praise Bethune for his so-called "humanitarian" and innovative efforts as a surgeon, but on the other hand there's that nasty little historical fact concerning the good doctor's sordid political beliefs, i.e. he had a crush on Joseph Stalin.
