BOOM!
Well I'll be damned if this country hasn't exploded in the last few days. Here I haven't even posted anything recently except envious congratulations to the Americans on their excellent new president-elect, not even bothering to post the pathetic results of our own election. Sure, I've been busy, but really I've just kind of felt depressed about 1) our horrible same-old same-old government, and 2) the horrible apathy of the non-voting Canadian population. I didn't have a lot to say about our dear leader Stephen Harper that didn't involve endless ranting about his utter prickishness.
But! All that has changed in the last little while because politics are getting exciting again. Yarn Harlot describes it all so much better than I can, so it's best to check out her blog for a quick, coherent rundown.
One thing that has surprised me about this whole uproar is the sheer staggering number of my compatriots who seem to have no clue at all about how our political system works. Repeat after me: I do not personally get to elect my prime minister. Also: the Bloc Quebecois cannot be part of the coalition, though it can support the coalition. So everyone needs to shut up about separatism. And furthermore, all the bellowing about treason and unconstitutional and undemocratic and blah blah blah shocks me. Really? Unconstitutional? Undemocratic? Odd, then, that Stephen Harper himself not more than a few years ago composed a letter stating that he thought avoiding a confidence motion was a "violation of the fundamental constitutional principles of our democracy."
Screw you, Harper. You've shown over the last several years that you are unfit to govern. You're a sneaky asshole--blackmailing the Opposition by threatening to turn every vote against you into a no-confidence situation? WTF. And now to be such a big baby and throw a tantrum and say you're going to go home and take your toys with you, prorogue, prorogue--GOD I am sick of you. Admit your fundamental unsuitability for the job and move over for some people who at least have a hope in hell of running the country properly.
A coalition government is perfectly legal, perfectly democratic, and has functioned just fine in many other countries. It would be no less stable than what we've got now: a government held hostage by a petty tyrant. Bring on the coalition and get on with it.
But! All that has changed in the last little while because politics are getting exciting again. Yarn Harlot describes it all so much better than I can, so it's best to check out her blog for a quick, coherent rundown.
One thing that has surprised me about this whole uproar is the sheer staggering number of my compatriots who seem to have no clue at all about how our political system works. Repeat after me: I do not personally get to elect my prime minister. Also: the Bloc Quebecois cannot be part of the coalition, though it can support the coalition. So everyone needs to shut up about separatism. And furthermore, all the bellowing about treason and unconstitutional and undemocratic and blah blah blah shocks me. Really? Unconstitutional? Undemocratic? Odd, then, that Stephen Harper himself not more than a few years ago composed a letter stating that he thought avoiding a confidence motion was a "violation of the fundamental constitutional principles of our democracy."
Screw you, Harper. You've shown over the last several years that you are unfit to govern. You're a sneaky asshole--blackmailing the Opposition by threatening to turn every vote against you into a no-confidence situation? WTF. And now to be such a big baby and throw a tantrum and say you're going to go home and take your toys with you, prorogue, prorogue--GOD I am sick of you. Admit your fundamental unsuitability for the job and move over for some people who at least have a hope in hell of running the country properly.
A coalition government is perfectly legal, perfectly democratic, and has functioned just fine in many other countries. It would be no less stable than what we've got now: a government held hostage by a petty tyrant. Bring on the coalition and get on with it.
Labels: Canadian politics, excitement
posted by Melinda at 1:13 AM
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