National Post

National Post editorial board: Mubarak must go

The mutually incompatible desires for predictable “stability” and democracy in Egypt and the wider Middle East have presented Western governments with an awkward dilemma. But ultimately, we must choose one or the other. And the time has some to go with our principles. Canada, the United States and the rest of the West must, as Mr. Ignatieff recommends, make it abundantly clear that they no longer see Mr. Mubarak as Egypt’s legitimate ruler; they must call on him to relinquish power quickly and call on any transitional president to ensure elections that are free and fair.

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