Canada's Lebanon stand sparks domestic criticism

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 18 (Reuters) -

...Prime Minister Stephen Harper is costing Canada credibility, and preventing it from playing its traditional role of neutral broker in any Middle East peace effort, acting Liberal Party leader Bill Graham said.

"I have have a concern that the prime minister of Canada is out-Bushing Mr. Bush," said Graham.."

..."If the prime minister does not improve his handling of the Middle East crisis, it could become for him ... what Hurricane Katrina became for President Bush: the start of a major weakening in public confidence towards the head of government," wrote commentator Andre Pratte in La Presse newspaper.