- Democracy is Democracy and Harper is Harper and Never the Twain Shall Meet.

Submitted: 9/2/2010 10:59:46 AM The Globe and Mail
Where is Ignatieff’s plan to restore our democracy?,
Lawrence Martin, Globe and Mail, Sep. 02, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/where-is-ignatieffs-plan-to-restore-our-democracy/article1693052/ Tab 17

Many of the reforms Lawrence Martin suggest are important and interesting.

Protecting ourselves from the type of government of Harper and the Cons is vital to maintaining the Canada that was forged by the generations of the blood sweat and tears of those that came before us - the tolerant, complex, multi-faceted nation, with an open, rationally based modern Democratic government bent solely to the good of all Canadians, to help all those that need help and protect all those that need protection.

Harper strategy is to implement his extremist, right wing ideology and re-make Canada into an extremist, right wing, intolerant society, catering to a small segment, by ignoring our Democratic Institutions disenfranchising the overwhelming majority of Canadians, hamstringing all Institutional supervision and do everything through his Executive powers. One of the prime methods is appointing like minded to every administrative position in sight.

However, changes in law, codification of rules, is a mug's game that plays into the hands of rulers of the likes of Harper. Just look at the fixed term elections legislation that Harper himself brought in. A leader that does not have the best interest of the nation at heart can find any excuse to ignore the true meaning and purpose of a piece of legislation and twist and 'interpret' its provisions to their own ends. Also consider the 'Accountability Act', which is no more than an elaborate media campaign for Harper.

The weakness in our system is that it assumes that the leader acts for the benefit of all Canadians and for the good of the nation. Up till Harper we had that and that is why these problems are arising at this juncture.

Harper has dedicated his public life to tears this great nation of ours asunder. His polices are designed to benefit the core of die-hard right wing, extremist supporters with epi-centre in Alberta and the rest of Canada be dam[redacted]ed.

Unless all Canadians are willing to stand up, be counted, and in unison say "I want my Canada back" (Ken Dryden, Liberal leadership convention) Harper can do all these thing with impunity.

As long as these Harper polices do not consolidate the opposition then Harper and the Conservative party can take this position and 'Canada be dam[redacted]d'.

excerpt: Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html