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Welcome to the People's Republic of Canada

Today's decision by the Governor General sets the most dangerous precedent in recent history. To allow a Prime Minister to shut down Parliament to cancel a confidence vote sets us among the banana republics of this world, where the "will of the people" is nothing more than the catch-phrase of a totalitarian regime. Welcome to the New Canada.

Posted at 17:01 on December 04, 2008

Frank Valeriote off to a good start in the House of Commons | politics | GO train service not to reach Kitchener?

Dr.Dawg (drdawgsblawg.blogspot.com) writes at Thu Dec 4 17:24:57 EST 2008...

For once, David, I think we're in total agreement.

MrvnMouse (1337hax0r.com) writes at Thu Dec 4 17:26:59 EST 2008...

The legislature needs to somehow keep meeting. POGGE has some great suggestions as to how this could be done: http://www.pogge.ca/archives/002160.shtml

And there needs to be a severe public campaign so people know what just happened. I'm shocked how many people don't realize what Harper actually did today.

Jymn (letfreedomrain.blogspot.com/) writes at Thu Dec 4 17:31:39 EST 2008...

I think you're being a little nice to the GG and PM but you're right.

The Canadian population get what they deserve. Democracy has been defeated and continues to be spit on by those in supreme power. We are all fiefs to this new world (or at least Canada) order. And the people just go along with it.

Robert Brockwauy writes at Thu Dec 4 18:30:24 EST 2008...

Proroguing the parliament to forestall a confidence motion is an attack on democracy. I never thought the GG would do such a thing.

Unfortunately I think most Canadians don't realise the serious ramifications of what happened today.

PVB writes at Thu Dec 4 19:02:12 EST 2008...

LOL.... BWAAAHAHAHAHAAHHA!!! One second... let my compose myself...

Ok... A supporter of the coalition talking about the "will of the people"??? Is this some kind of joke?

Please. Harper found a back door way to avoid facing parliament just like how the "coalition" found a back door way to form government without facing the Canadian people. One of them is an affront to parliamentary democracy, the other is an affront to true democracy.

Democratic? You can argue the pros and cons of both moves, neither are really democratic. Constitutional? Yes.

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