Van Loan named Parliamentary Secretary
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a simple question17 Feb 2006 08:55
So, Van Loan is "Half Estonian by birth, but full Estonian by upbringing, though he doesn't speak the language."

What's it take to qualify as a "full Estonian"?
go easy on the b.s.17 Feb 2006 21:30
Let's have some accuracy in reporting, Mr. Raudkivi.
I don't doubt that Leivat and Kittask congratulated our "full Estonian" Van Loan who can't speak Estonian for his promotion in Parliament.
I do doubt that anybody in Estonia congratulated him. I also doubt that anyone in Estonia has even heard his name.
Please prove me wrong, Mr. Raudkivi, by naming one.
To "go easy"20 Feb 2006 08:26
Why such a poisonous approach to good news. Obviously Van Loan is not a household name in Estonia, but that doesn't mean that he hasn't lobbied on behalf of Estonia - on the question of human rights violation during the Soviet occupation period whren he was a political activist and not yet elected, on the question of visa free travel to Canada the past several years. He has also promoted closer Estonian-Canadian relations since becoming a parlamentarian.
To_maxim20 Feb 2006 14:23
Sounds like Maxim again. Look at the length of the sentence. Wow. What gives him away is that it doesn't make any sense. Also the word "poisonous" is Maxims trade mark.
Anonymous22 Feb 2006 10:34
If a journalist strives for accuracy, he will be fair -- two important goals with one effort.
Mare Tiido23 Feb 2006 15:12
I am quite happy to learn that Mr. Van Loan was chosen as the new Parliamentary Secretary for Canada's Foreign Affairs Ministry. I have no doubt he will spread enlightenment, gained to some degree through the values of nature-loving gentle Estonians in Canada. But I would hesitate to call his upbringing a "full" Estonian one if it doesn't include the Estonian language, no matter how much rasolje he has eaten..
Mare Tiido
P.S. Why don't we just open up a recruiting office.
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