- Harper, What's All This Non-Sense, Anyways

Posted: 7/11/2010 11:01:14 AM The Globe and Mail
This budget bill is overstuffed, Loading much of the government's agenda into one omnibus bill and then demanding its passage on threat of an election is entirely inappropriate in a mature democracy, From Saturday's Globe and Mail , Jul. 10, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/this-budget-bill-is-overstuffed/article1635128/
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"There is no shortage of issues at stake with the Harper government's overstuffed budget bill. But those issues – abuse of process, contempt for Parliament and unseemly political threats – hardly seem like the sort of platform one would want to take to the public for approval."

Doug Finley is threatening an election over the humongous 'budget' bill, despite its gross and blatant "abuse of process, contempt for Parliament and unseemly political threats"

On the other hand, putting all the legislation for a session into one huge 'budget' bill and ramming it through by threat and intimidation has a certain efficiency about it and perhaps this is Harper's application of his lecture to the other Western countries regarding reducing spending. But then tyranny and totalitarianism is always cheaper than open and free Democratic society.

Where does Harper weigh in on this 'sabre rattling' stuff.

Lets see:

- Harper in explaining his choice for new senator:
"In a release announcing her appointment Friday, the prime minister said Ataullahjan's political and social activism has:

'earned her a reputation of one who both stands against violence and stands for peaceful dialogue and consensus building.' [Stephen Harper]" (CBC 9 Jul)
(why would that be the consideration in choosing a Senator)

- And at the annual Con barbeque in Calgary:

"Friends, a Liberal-NDP-Bloc Quebecois coalition is something we can never let happen to this country."[Stephen Harper](Winnipeg Free Press, 11 Jul)

What does Harper mean by these statements anyway, they seem a bit oblique.

- Then, there is Harper's appointment of a new Governor General, the choice of whom is yet to be made transparent, especially such things as his political leanings and position on the Constitutional challenges of the past year two years, although I have a feeling we may find out in the not too distant future.

Election?

You tell me what this all means.

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html