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For the Win/For the Lose [Part 2]
17 years ago
I split this into two because I realized it was getting far, far, far too long as one journal...
Now, For The Lose:
WARNING! CANADIAN POLITICAL CONTENT!
So this morning, Michaëlle Jean gave our Prime Minister permission to 'prorogue' Parliament, instead of facing a non-confidence motion in the House of Commons on Monday. That is, she is letting Stephen Harper take his ball and bat and go home like a whiny little snot-nosed kid. Aside from the fact that this has now given the Conservatives six full weeks to launch a mass propaganda campaign, slamming and denouncing the opposition parties, it has also set a VERY dangerous precedent for ALL future governments.
What I mean is that now, because of Stephen Harper, any government that faces a non-confidence motion can simple walk over to Rideau Hall, knock on the door, and say 'The House of Commons is being mean!', and get the place locked out for six weeks. Harper has taken the FUNDAMENTAL idea of the House of Commons, that to govern, you need its support, torn it apart, eaten it, and then used it as a spitball to fire upon the 62% of Canadians that DID NOT EVEN VOTE FOR HIM.
What's worse, our government will now essentially cease to fuction for the next six weeks, in the midst of a continually worsening economy and global disintegration of credit. Our Parliment will not sit again until President-Elect Obama takes his seat in the Oval Office. Unlike our southern neighbours, however, nothing in terms of policy or budget can be accomplished until then.
I supported the idea of having a Coalition Government. While I do not like Dion, and am very much looking forward to his replacement, I am still of the STRONG opinion that our MP's need to start learning how to work together and compromise, to try and create policy and legislation that reflects the whole of the country, not just the West. And I'm saying that while living here in Alberta. While I'd prefer that a coalition was not reliant on Bloc support (A party I think shouldn't even exist), it is still more reflective of Canada than Harper's 'Rule like it's a Majority' policies.
So here we are. Thanks to Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, we are now staring the most divisive issue Canada has faced since the Conscription Crisis of WWI right in the face. I hope Harper's mother has the milk and cookies ready for when Stephen gets home with his bat.
Now, For The Lose:
WARNING! CANADIAN POLITICAL CONTENT!
So this morning, Michaëlle Jean gave our Prime Minister permission to 'prorogue' Parliament, instead of facing a non-confidence motion in the House of Commons on Monday. That is, she is letting Stephen Harper take his ball and bat and go home like a whiny little snot-nosed kid. Aside from the fact that this has now given the Conservatives six full weeks to launch a mass propaganda campaign, slamming and denouncing the opposition parties, it has also set a VERY dangerous precedent for ALL future governments.
What I mean is that now, because of Stephen Harper, any government that faces a non-confidence motion can simple walk over to Rideau Hall, knock on the door, and say 'The House of Commons is being mean!', and get the place locked out for six weeks. Harper has taken the FUNDAMENTAL idea of the House of Commons, that to govern, you need its support, torn it apart, eaten it, and then used it as a spitball to fire upon the 62% of Canadians that DID NOT EVEN VOTE FOR HIM.
What's worse, our government will now essentially cease to fuction for the next six weeks, in the midst of a continually worsening economy and global disintegration of credit. Our Parliment will not sit again until President-Elect Obama takes his seat in the Oval Office. Unlike our southern neighbours, however, nothing in terms of policy or budget can be accomplished until then.
I supported the idea of having a Coalition Government. While I do not like Dion, and am very much looking forward to his replacement, I am still of the STRONG opinion that our MP's need to start learning how to work together and compromise, to try and create policy and legislation that reflects the whole of the country, not just the West. And I'm saying that while living here in Alberta. While I'd prefer that a coalition was not reliant on Bloc support (A party I think shouldn't even exist), it is still more reflective of Canada than Harper's 'Rule like it's a Majority' policies.
So here we are. Thanks to Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, we are now staring the most divisive issue Canada has faced since the Conscription Crisis of WWI right in the face. I hope Harper's mother has the milk and cookies ready for when Stephen gets home with his bat.
That, and by law, we have to have a six-month period between elections anyways.
But yeah, this sucks for you guys really bad. Good luck.