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It was suggested that Parliamentary tradition prescribes against such Bills (such wide ranging, non-financial and non-related provisions).

The problem is that Harper simply runs roughshod over our traditions and hides behind strict, sharp, and often creative, interpretation of legislation.

Legislation makes up only a part of Canada's Democratic System.

Parliamentary tradition is important since it has been built up over centuries and put in place through bitter struggle to ensure comity of opposing political forces, root the present in the past and ensure the continuity of our social order.

Our Parliamentary Tradition is not 'law', if by 'law' you mean 'legislation'.

It is our foundation for the rule of law. There is nothing after that. Throw this away and we are left with only the dark precipice.

Parliamentary tradition is important since it has been built up over centuries and put in place through bitter struggle to ensure comity of opposing political forces, root the present in the past and ensure the continuity of our social order.

Tradition is the crucible that contains sacred flame of which we are temporary custodians, entrusted to protect, to contribute, to pass on to our children and them their children. Let us not go down in history as the ones that caused this flame to be diminished.

We must consider the impact of all the Harper actions on our Nation and the Legacy we leave to our children and our children's children to prevent Harper from tearing asunder what has been built thru the blood sweat and tears of our forefathers, maintain what those that came before us have achieved in the past, and perhaps improve on it, if possible, and leave our children with the appreciation of us having lived here and not a bitter resentment that we were ever given a turn at the helm.

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html