Kevin Vickers

[SkyRider]

(I keep waiting for someone to post this.)Congrats to Kevin. Our new ambassador to Ireland. An Irish-Canadian returns home.

 

[fuji]

Hero of the nation. That was some James Bond shooting he did to bring down the bad guy.

 

[latinboy]

Yeah I was happy to hear about this earlier.

Good for Mr. Vickers - he deserves this and I hope he truly enjoys it.

 

[spankingman]

Hero of the nation. That was some James Bond shooting he did to bring down the bad guy.

I'm not really into Asians but dam she's cute!

 

[TeasePlease]

Harper had to get him out of the country, else risk him running in the coming general election and kicking more ass.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

I am not saying he does not deserve it, but the appointment to be the ambassador to Ireland is a plum appointment. It is a life of dinner parties and cocktail events. It is all formality and ceremony, there are not internationally pressing or strategic events that happen in countries like Ireland. He is getting his Chief Supt. pension from the cop shop and maybe will get pension from the House of Commons. Now he will be ambassador of Ireland and if he chooses to retire in seven years he will be getting ambassadors pension.

 

[Marla]

That was the first time he had ever shot at anyone. He sure did a great job.

 

[latinboy]

I am not saying he does not deserve it, but the appointment to be the ambassador to Ireland is a plum appointment. It is a life of dinner parties and cocktail events. It is all formality and ceremony, there are not internationally pressing or strategic events

Well helloo, of course it's a "plum assignment" and if anyone deserves that, he does IMO.

His duties will likely include a bit more than just pomp and ceremony, what with the significant increase of Irish immigration into Canada recently. Either way, good on him.

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gen...3/03/16/going-north-new-trends-in-emigration/

 

[SkyRider]

It is all formality and ceremony, there are not internationally pressing or strategic events that happen in countries like Ireland.

This is true as long as Northern Ireland remains calm.

 

[fuji]

This is true as long as Northern Ireland remains calm.

And if it doesn't, he has some good experience dealing effectively with terrorists.

 

[SkyRider]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/kevin-vickers-named-ambassador-to-ireland-1.2893764

Similar to Scotland, there is a real possibility that Northern Ireland will hold a referendum at some future time on whether to remind or leave the United Kingdom. I guess as Canadian ambassador, Mr. Vickers must remain neutral in any future referendum.

 

[GameBoy27]

Hero of the nation. That was some James Bond shooting he did to bring down the bad guy.

This ^^^^^ :thumb:

 

[nobody123]

First time in years - decades even! - that a plum ambassador's job has gone to someone deserving instead of some party hack. Nicely done. Hell, even the knee dippers are applauding the choice.

 

[fuji]

First time in years - decades even! - that a plum ambassador's job has gone to someone deserving instead of some party hack. Nicely done. Hell, even the knee dippers are applauding the choice.

No matter your politics we all (hopefully) respect the authority of Parliament, are equally appalled by violence against our democracy, and are grateful that Vickers literally put himself in the line of fire defending our democratic institutions.

 

[Insidious Von]

Ireland is good.

Ambassador to the Bahamas would have been better.

 

[SkyRider]

The Vickers family originated from Ireland (not Bahamas).