Comments on: What’s happening in Canada? http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2008/12/01/whats-happening-in-canada/ what was Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:44:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Elizabeth Renaud Blavat http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2008/12/01/whats-happening-in-canada/#comment-38654 Elizabeth Renaud Blavat Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:47:03 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=229#comment-38654 Thank you for the excellent explantion. Mon Pere est Qubecois! I listen to the Canadian radio program broadcast on US's NPR nightly (the name is completely slipping my mind at the moment!) but I have been confused, and fascinated with the process and drama happening in your wonderful country. So strange to hear you wonderfully cheerful, oh so civilized Canadians completely irate and caught up in this dramatic turn of events! We are political junkies, suffering the post election blues following our presidential election. We are so happy Obama won! I think the Conservative party of Canada failed to learn a lesson from our election: mean spirited, harsh rhetoric comments made about those who differ and accusing those whose views are different from theirs of being unpatriotic will not win any more elections or hearts and minds of free thinking intelligent citizens. O Canada! We are praying you can all forgive and forget when this is begind you. We love our northern neighbors and relatives in Quebec dearly, but you may keep your Arctic air masses to yourself! J/K!! Thank you for the excellent explantion. Mon Pere est Qubecois! I listen to the Canadian radio program broadcast on US’s NPR nightly (the name is completely slipping my mind at the moment!) but I have been confused, and fascinated with the process and drama happening in your wonderful country.

So strange to hear you wonderfully cheerful, oh so civilized Canadians completely irate and caught up in this dramatic turn of events! We are political junkies, suffering the post election blues following our presidential election. We are so happy Obama won!

I think the Conservative party of Canada failed to learn a lesson from our election: mean spirited, harsh rhetoric comments made about those who differ and accusing those whose views are different from theirs of being unpatriotic will not win any more elections or hearts and minds of free thinking intelligent citizens. O Canada! We are praying you can all forgive and forget when this is begind you. We love our northern neighbors and relatives in Quebec dearly, but you may keep your Arctic air masses to yourself! J/K!!

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]]> By: Joel Amoussou http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2008/12/01/whats-happening-in-canada/#comment-38584 Joel Amoussou Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:19:16 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=229#comment-38584 A US-Canada liberal "Axis of Good" would be cool! A US-Canada liberal “Axis of Good” would be cool!

]]> By: Heather http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2008/12/01/whats-happening-in-canada/#comment-38582 Heather Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:39:31 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=229#comment-38582 "whether the move was morally right or wrong, it was politically ignorant" Doesn't that just perfectly sum things up :) Canada didn't vote for anyone this election - after all, less than 1/2 of the country voted (for clarity sake, I'm taking percentage of the countries population; not just registered voters). “whether the move was morally right or wrong, it was politically ignorant”

Doesn’t that just perfectly sum things up :)

Canada didn’t vote for anyone this election - after all, less than 1/2 of the country voted (for clarity sake, I’m taking percentage of the countries population; not just registered voters).

]]> By: Chris Charabaruk http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2008/12/01/whats-happening-in-canada/#comment-38581 Chris Charabaruk Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:22:45 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=229#comment-38581 The role of the sovereign and Governor General are not purely ceremonial. Close, but no. Likewise, the Senate is not as ceremonial as you make it sound, either -- and in fact, there was a time when the Senate played more of a role in federal politics than it does today. The reason it's more by the wayside is the strengthening of party politics in Canada since the start of Confederation. The role of the sovereign and Governor General are not purely ceremonial. Close, but no. Likewise, the Senate is not as ceremonial as you make it sound, either — and in fact, there was a time when the Senate played more of a role in federal politics than it does today. The reason it’s more by the wayside is the strengthening of party politics in Canada since the start of Confederation.

]]> By: » The Current Brouhaha in Canadian Politics, Explained Briefly » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century : Joey deVilla’s Personal Blog http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2008/12/01/whats-happening-in-canada/#comment-38579 » The Current Brouhaha in Canadian Politics, Explained Briefly » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century : Joey deVilla’s Personal Blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:02:55 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=229#comment-38579 [...] his blog, Quoderat, David Megginson provides an excellent summary of the brouhaha that’s currently taking place in Canadian politics right now. If you’re not familiar with the Canadian parliamentary system of government, worry not: he [...] [...] his blog, Quoderat, David Megginson provides an excellent summary of the brouhaha that’s currently taking place in Canadian politics right now. If you’re not familiar with the Canadian parliamentary system of government, worry not: he [...]

]]> By: B J http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2008/12/01/whats-happening-in-canada/#comment-38574 B J Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:22:12 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=229#comment-38574 The Governor General of Canada is the defacto ( in fact as opposed to dejure in law ) head of state. All provinces and states were released from the British monarchy as a result of the Statute of Westminster in 1931 to be Sovereign within their spheres ( free within their boundaries). Quebec recognizes this and is the only province in the geographic land mass commonly known as Canada ( not to be confused with the defacto government which is a corporation registered in Washington DC at the Canadian embassy) that recognizes this. The defacto federal government is encroaching on the exclusive powers of the provinces given to them under the BNA Act. Our politicians are actors who are passing acts and statutes which are the rules of the corporation known as Canada and registered in Washington. Our Charter of Rights and Freedoms is proof of this in section 32 of the defacto government produced copy ( not the internet version)wherein the last paragraph it states that the Charter only applies to Governments ( federal, provincial and municipal) and does not apply to individual,corporations or others. The acts and statutes apply to the employees of the corporations and not to the masses. Our ignorance through a controlled education system is keeping us enslaved. The Governor General of Canada is the defacto ( in fact as opposed to dejure in law ) head of state.
All provinces and states were released from the British monarchy as a result of the Statute of Westminster in 1931 to be Sovereign within their spheres ( free within their boundaries). Quebec recognizes this and is the only province in the geographic land mass commonly known as Canada ( not to be confused with the defacto government which is a corporation registered in Washington DC at the Canadian embassy) that recognizes this.
The defacto federal government is encroaching on the exclusive powers of the provinces given to them under the BNA Act. Our politicians are actors who are passing acts and statutes which are the rules of the corporation known as Canada and registered in Washington. Our Charter of Rights and Freedoms is proof of this in section 32 of the defacto government produced copy ( not the internet version)wherein the last paragraph it states that the Charter only applies to Governments ( federal, provincial and municipal) and does not apply to individual,corporations or others.
The acts and statutes apply to the employees of the corporations and not to the masses.
Our ignorance through a controlled education system is keeping us enslaved.

]]> By: Martin http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2008/12/01/whats-happening-in-canada/#comment-38569 Martin Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:55:52 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=229#comment-38569 It's weird to see how someone could find this way of building a government weird ;-) - at least from a European perspective. Isn't this exactly what Pluralism is about? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralism_(political_theory) Combining several political directions into one government to create policies that represent the views of most of the voters through a coalition doesn't seem bad to me. It’s weird to see how someone could find this way of building a government weird ;-) - at least from a European perspective.

Isn’t this exactly what Pluralism is about? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralism_(political_theory)

Combining several political directions into one government to create policies that represent the views of most of the voters through a coalition doesn’t seem bad to me.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2008/12/01/whats-happening-in-canada/#comment-38566 Jeff Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:44:34 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=229#comment-38566 Everybody's saying that "we didn't vote for Dion." Well, unless you live in Calgary you didn't vote for Harper either. That's the way our system works. There are two power grabs going on here; the Conservative power grab has failed; we'll see if the coalition power grab does better. Everybody’s saying that “we didn’t vote for Dion.” Well, unless you live in Calgary you didn’t vote for Harper either. That’s the way our system works. There are two power grabs going on here; the Conservative power grab has failed; we’ll see if the coalition power grab does better.

]]> By: david http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/2008/12/01/whats-happening-in-canada/#comment-38565 david Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:44:25 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=229#comment-38565 Nick: Canada didn't vote for Harper, Dion, Duceppe, or Layton. The only people who voted for Stephen Harper were the constituents of Calgary West, and the only people who voted for Stéphane Dion were the consituents of Saint-Laurent - Cartierville — each riding elects its own MP, and then the 308 MPs get to decide who governs. Harper leads the party with the most seats, so he gets to go first, but if he cannot convince at least 155 of our elected representatives to support him, then Duceppe gets to give it a try next. It doesn't really matter when or why the other parties started plotting against him — love it or hate it, this is how our system was set up and exactly how it's supposed to work. Nick: Canada didn’t vote for Harper, Dion, Duceppe, or Layton. The only people who voted for Stephen Harper were the constituents of Calgary West, and the only people who voted for Stéphane Dion were the consituents of Saint-Laurent - Cartierville — each riding elects its own MP, and then the 308 MPs get to decide who governs. Harper leads the party with the most seats, so he gets to go first, but if he cannot convince at least 155 of our elected representatives to support him, then Duceppe gets to give it a try next.

It doesn’t really matter when or why the other parties started plotting against him — love it or hate it, this is how our system was set up and exactly how it’s supposed to work.

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