tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post2893641447580839325..comments2024-03-28T10:07:24.955-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: The Future Is In Our HandsOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-85905661599298971872015-03-22T07:05:03.295-04:002015-03-22T07:05:03.295-04:00Absolutely true, Mogs. And that means getting out ...Absolutely true, Mogs. And that means getting out the vote.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-77458052025176354532015-03-22T05:57:06.804-04:002015-03-22T05:57:06.804-04:00"The future of Canadian democracy is in our h..."The future of Canadian democracy is in our hands."<br /><br />Let us stick handle it well Owen let us defend future generations from the crime ridden Harper-con party. It is time to end their partying on parliament hill. <br /><br />Mogs MoglioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-10389643950050607162015-03-21T16:43:45.884-04:002015-03-21T16:43:45.884-04:00I have a hunch they wouldn't want him down the...I have a hunch they wouldn't want him down there, Anon.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-73221306723473180862015-03-21T16:35:27.914-04:002015-03-21T16:35:27.914-04:00Parliament isn't important for Harper. He is s...<br />Parliament isn't important for Harper. He is setting Canada up as, his Thousand Year Fourth Reich. Harper is having a dictatorship, totally under his control.<br /><br />Perhaps if, Alberta does join the US, Harper goes too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-54573995085818949462015-03-21T16:02:55.905-04:002015-03-21T16:02:55.905-04:00Certainly, Harper seems to have rendered Parliamen...Certainly, Harper seems to have rendered Parliament irrelevant, Mound.<br /><br />The only option appears to be taking to the streets -- which, if Bill C-51 passes -- could be declared illegal.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-74332615527266699282015-03-21T15:54:07.570-04:002015-03-21T15:54:07.570-04:00I've concluded, Owen, that we're now past ...I've concluded, Owen, that we're now past neoliberalism and have entered an era of illiberal democracy and authoritarianism. We have only to look to America to see where this path leads.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-25629672231227418332015-03-21T12:44:41.296-04:002015-03-21T12:44:41.296-04:00Thanks for the link, Ron. We should not kid oursel...Thanks for the link, Ron. We should not kid ourselves. The Neo-Liberal coup which has overtaken Canada was a long time in the making and has been carefully planned.<br /><br />The folks who are now in power will not go quietly or easily. But it's imperative that they go.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-32555064385516475972015-03-21T12:26:35.027-04:002015-03-21T12:26:35.027-04:00The 'Conservative' machine is so well fina...The 'Conservative' machine is so well financed from persons and corporations inside and outside of our borders that we can hardly comprehend the effects on our lives that wealth commands.<br /><br />Sure, we cling to the belief that the harpercons have a solid base of old time Conservative Canadians rooted in the prairie provinces that may lend some credibility to the harpercon agenda, but on their own they are not enough to generate the kind of dominance the harpercons have gained.<br /><br />The massive financial flow from the corporate 'community' to the harpercon agenda has allowed them to amass a virtual army of quislings that have disseminated across this country and have infiltrated every aspect of our socio-political life.<br /><br />They appear as experts in myriad guises and infiltrate 'think tanks', chambers of commerce, universities, media, municipal and provincial governments and even police forces and security services.<br /><br />If the harpercon agenda (corporate desire and intentions) appears threatened in any of these venues, their operatives slither in and nullify the threat.<br /><br />The last provincial election in British Columbia is an example of a very successful harpercon interference.<br /><br />When it appeared the 'so called' ruling Liberal government, (because they are not even close to being what most Canadians think of as Liberal), appeared destined to be rightfully sentenced to purgatory for their crimes, a wave of Manning Institute trained hard core right wing harpercon quislings were dispatched to BC and became 'employed' in the BC government and BC Liberal party and 'miraculously 'turned the tide' of citizen contempt and the Liberals were re-elected with an increased majority.<br /><br />As much as this may sound like sour grapes or tin hat railing one can easily identify the infiltrators via internet research.<br /><br /> http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2012/03/13/BC-Conservative-Conundrum/<br /><br />The harpercon quislings are ready, willing and able to infiltrate any riding, any municipality, any province and employ every Manning Institute dirty tricks practice in the book to avert any and every perceived threat to their candidate and they have the skills, the desire and the unlimited resources to do it. ron wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395990851263472440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-19808027772772332792015-03-21T12:19:23.379-04:002015-03-21T12:19:23.379-04:00Agreed, Anon. It has to be the place to start.Agreed, Anon. It has to be the place to start.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-57034173192734051582015-03-21T11:44:10.289-04:002015-03-21T11:44:10.289-04:00"Kicking Mr. Harper out of 24 Sussex is no qu..."Kicking Mr. Harper out of 24 Sussex is no quick fix."<br /><br />But it would be a good start.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-10396497426566033762015-03-21T11:29:30.504-04:002015-03-21T11:29:30.504-04:00It seems that taking to the streets is the only wa...It seems that taking to the streets is the only way to focus public attention, Anon-A.<br /><br />Let's hope enough people are paying attention.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-56860535485530998252015-03-21T11:16:43.831-04:002015-03-21T11:16:43.831-04:00My cynicism at being only one of maybe 15,000 demo...My cynicism at being only one of maybe 15,000 demonstrators last weekend against C-51 was lightened a little when media reports said support was dropping for the bill. Hooray.<br /><br />I keep waiting for the tide to turn = Canadians waking up.<br /><br />Maybe, maybe, maybe. Failing this awakening, we simply have to deal with whatever electoral fall-out transpires after this election. The best we can hope for is a messy minority with plenty of political crises. Canadian politics becomes interesting again vs. the current funeral dirge.<br /><br />Vote Harper Out.<br /><br />Anonymous-AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-53818418866769454642015-03-21T10:57:12.767-04:002015-03-21T10:57:12.767-04:00Sending Harper back to Alberta is the first step, ...Sending Harper back to Alberta is the first step, Rural. But it will take years to undo the damage he's done. <br /><br />Kicking Mr. Harper out of 24 Sussex is no quick fix.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-19429325723660372342015-03-21T10:48:50.631-04:002015-03-21T10:48:50.631-04:00Canadians Government, their Democracy, exactly! Th...Canadians Government, their Democracy, exactly! There seems to be a gradual realization that these things are OURS not Harpers (or any other individuals or cabal) and its far past time for all of us to take ownership of it. Even if we do and turf the current regime even with the best intentions it may take decades to get back where we were a few short years ago and undo all the damage done. Ruralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-66393967241351917912015-03-21T10:19:10.028-04:002015-03-21T10:19:10.028-04:00I agree, Lorne. It's a huge hill to climb. Har...I agree, Lorne. It's a huge hill to climb. Harper has done an effective job of destroying the checks that were set up to stop him.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-78230152300319320932015-03-21T10:08:33.866-04:002015-03-21T10:08:33.866-04:00And time is indeed short, Owen. I wrote about the ...And time is indeed short, Owen. I wrote about the same topic on my blog this morning, and in reading the Dobbin article, i was struck both by the immensity of the problem and the fact that there are no easy ways to reengage our fellow citizens.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com