Well now we’ve done it.
We’re in it up to our eyeballs at this point. I explained the nuts and bolts of the situation a few days ago, but now things have just gotten ridiculously messy. The Governor General chose to prorogue Parliament. That means that we have another couple of months for this thing to fester.
The major thing that’s causing problems is that the leader of the alliance is someone that Canadians voters have pretty much said, “we don’t really like this guy.” seven weeks ago. That’s muddying the waters a lot. According to the Conservatives, the big controversy is that the Alliance has support of Quebec separatists and that’s just wrong. The only thing with that is that the Conservatives themselves tried to do that in 2004 and they’ve passed legislation with support of the Seperatists, so to me that whole argument is pretty moot.
Ultimately it seems to be boiling down to a question of who Canadians want to lead the country. The problem is that it’s not really our choice since we have a parliamentary system. Polls seem to show that Canadians don’t want any of these jerks in charge. All of them are engaged in a pure political power grab. No matter what any of them say about the economy and the good of Canada, Canadians aren’t that dumb. This looks like a duck and quacks like a duck.
The big problem facing us though is that another election won’t change a thing. This country is insanely polarized right now. Right wing rule has a tendency to do that to a country. Going back to the polls would further entrench voters and we would see very little change in the number of seats that each party holds. It all has the makings of a great big mess.
Perhaps the next two months will bring about some clarity to the very murky picture we see today. Only time will tell, and thanks to the padlock placed on Parliament, that’s one thing we do have.
Ling // Dec 10, 2008 at 9:58 pm
This is what happens when yu leave the same politicians in charge for too long. End of the day, they all look alike, and do the same ugly stuff. What you need is new people to shake up things, and give people a positive choice, rather than having to choose the lesser of two evils.
Amiee // Dec 11, 2008 at 5:43 am
The thing of election will not change anything is quite right here. The politicians who stay for long term don’t abide their given commitments.
Taylor // Dec 12, 2008 at 1:06 am
Good point. Both sides of this debate have allied themselves in certain ways with the separatist group, so that argument is indeed moot. I do hope things get ironed out soon. Strange to see the Canadian government getting all messy.
Poul // Dec 12, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Politics is the opposite of technology. Our technology keeps on improving as years pass by but politics is getting uglier through the years. But I don’t think the problem only lies in the system because for me, it is in the quality and character of the people who are sitting in the government.
Thai Food Calories // Jan 1, 2009 at 9:55 am
This is what happens when yu leave the same politicians in charge for too long. End of the day, they all look alike, and do the same ugly stuff.
Driveway sealing // Jan 1, 2009 at 9:23 pm
19 more days until we have to hear the fighting and arguing again, yeah!
Has anyone else been contacted by their MP for support?
Steve