- Harper, How About A Pledge to Be Accountable to the People of Canada

Harper pledges no broken promises from this year’s G8 , Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press, Jun. 26, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/news/harper-pledges-no-broken-promises-from-this-years-g8/article1619687/

"As the G8 gathering in Huntsville comes to an end, Prime Minister Stephen Harper implores leaders to be accountable to their final communiqué"

The leaders of the G8 should implore Prime Minister Stephen Harper to pledge to be accountable to the people of Canada. Perhaps they don't because they know the futility of it and when it gets right down to it, who would believe such a Harper pledge.

Here's a great idea.

While we have the leaders of the Western democracies meeting, may be they could give Harper a lesson or two on democracy.

How about David Cameron holding a lecture on "The Basics of the Canadian Parliamentary System".

Perhaps Silvio Berlusconi could hold a "Coalitions 101".

German Chancellor Angela Merkel could be a 'guest' speaker at that one.

Then there's Barack Obama who could speak on progressive government, he could call it "Life after Bush, Picking Up the Pieces".

The Russians could hold a seminar on "How to Be a Real Oil Superpower" (hey, if Harper is going to strut around as if he's the tyrannical leader of an Oil Superpower, he might as well learn from the best and Iran wasn't invited).

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html