Canada, A True Monarchy
by Myles Higgins
As originally posted on: Web Talk - Newfoundland and Labrador
December 4, 2008
The Governor General’s decision to suspend Parliament and prop up a government that does not have the confidence of the House of Commons proves one point very clearly.
The Governor General’s office, as many have expressed in the past, is a complete and utter waste of taxpayer dollars.
The Governor General, with her decision, has set a precedent that will impact all future governments in Canada and dampen the ability of government to function.
By setting this precedent it will now be possible for all future governments to suspend the House of Commons any time they are facing a non-confidence vote, thus denying the elected House the ability to oust an ineffective, unpopular or even destructive leadership regime.
The office of the Governor General is expected to protect Parliament and ensure that it functions as it was intended, a role the current Governor General has abdicated by denying the will of the very Parliament she is sworn to protect and instead supporting one party over the will of the majority of elected members.
The will of Parliament, whether or not any single individual agrees with the sentiment, was to defeat the current government. Instead of allowing this democratic event to unfold as has happened throughout Canada’s history, the current Governor General has allowed the Prime Minister to hide from his responsibility and govern unopposed.
The Prime Minister is now free to wage a propaganda offensive against his opposition while continuing to control the public purse, speak on behalf of the Country and make decisions of national importance without having the support of the majority of the House.
There are those who will argue that the current Prime Minister should be allowed to continue governing rather than being removed from office.
There are those who believe the desire of Parliament should be followed by allowing a coalition government to lead Canada.
There are still others who might prefer another election be held to settle the issue.
No matter which side of the issue Canadians may subscribe to one thing is now abundantly clear:
In spite of those who believe Canada is a dysfunctional democracy, believe it or not, this is no the case.
In a democracy, even a dysfunctional one, the people can always hold out hope of invoking some kind of positive change. Now even that hope is gone.
Canada today is no longer a dysfunctional democracy. It’s a corrupt and disconnected monarchy.
The Governor General should not only be removed from her office but the office itself should be permanently closed.
by Myles Higgins
As originally posted on: Web Talk - Newfoundland and Labrador
December 4, 2008
The Governor General’s decision to suspend Parliament and prop up a government that does not have the confidence of the House of Commons proves one point very clearly.
The Governor General’s office, as many have expressed in the past, is a complete and utter waste of taxpayer dollars.
The Governor General, with her decision, has set a precedent that will impact all future governments in Canada and dampen the ability of government to function.
By setting this precedent it will now be possible for all future governments to suspend the House of Commons any time they are facing a non-confidence vote, thus denying the elected House the ability to oust an ineffective, unpopular or even destructive leadership regime.
The office of the Governor General is expected to protect Parliament and ensure that it functions as it was intended, a role the current Governor General has abdicated by denying the will of the very Parliament she is sworn to protect and instead supporting one party over the will of the majority of elected members.
The will of Parliament, whether or not any single individual agrees with the sentiment, was to defeat the current government. Instead of allowing this democratic event to unfold as has happened throughout Canada’s history, the current Governor General has allowed the Prime Minister to hide from his responsibility and govern unopposed.
The Prime Minister is now free to wage a propaganda offensive against his opposition while continuing to control the public purse, speak on behalf of the Country and make decisions of national importance without having the support of the majority of the House.
There are those who will argue that the current Prime Minister should be allowed to continue governing rather than being removed from office.
There are those who believe the desire of Parliament should be followed by allowing a coalition government to lead Canada.
There are still others who might prefer another election be held to settle the issue.
No matter which side of the issue Canadians may subscribe to one thing is now abundantly clear:
In spite of those who believe Canada is a dysfunctional democracy, believe it or not, this is no the case.
In a democracy, even a dysfunctional one, the people can always hold out hope of invoking some kind of positive change. Now even that hope is gone.
Canada today is no longer a dysfunctional democracy. It’s a corrupt and disconnected monarchy.
The Governor General should not only be removed from her office but the office itself should be permanently closed.
3 comments:
I'd love to see what you can dig up on the new health minister. What I've seen in the papers lately sound pretty alarming.
Just another note: I have difficulty loading your blog page for some reason. Today, after about a minute of loading the page, a box has been popping up prompting me for a username and password. Maybe this is why the page doesn't want to load.
The server www.americans-working-together.com at www.americans-working-together.com requires a username and password.
Warning: This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner (basic authentication without a secure connection).
Not sure why this is. Using multiple computers, I'm having the same difficulty, but all I have to do is to x out the box ( = close it) and it doesn't give me any further difficulties.
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