tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post3516967258844521741..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Taking Parliament HostageOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-32889592273915910762012-05-01T19:32:34.115-04:002012-05-01T19:32:34.115-04:00Harper does not feel bound by any past precedents,...Harper does not feel bound by any past precedents, Anon.<br /><br />It's critical that, based upon evidence of voter suppression, the courts overturn some of those close election victories.<br /><br />That's something they have been loathe to do. But once the air of illegitimacy has set in, Harper will have a hard time justifying his government's existence.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-46953982340565012612012-05-01T19:26:29.952-04:002012-05-01T19:26:29.952-04:00Good idea, thwap. Perhaps a strike would call atte...Good idea, thwap. Perhaps a strike would call attention to the surreal place that Parliament has become.<br /><br />One thing is sure: the government couldn't legislate the opposition members back to work.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-3792522729159436092012-05-01T18:57:03.465-04:002012-05-01T18:57:03.465-04:00I'll be writing to NDP MPs and asking them why...I'll be writing to NDP MPs and asking them why they're participating at all in this travesty of a parliament.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-46936870896594975772012-05-01T18:23:24.975-04:002012-05-01T18:23:24.975-04:00It's almost as if he doesn't worry that th...It's almost as if he doesn't worry that the other side will win an election ever again, and so he doesn't worry about the precedents he's setting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-75464451068245609072012-05-01T14:13:22.913-04:002012-05-01T14:13:22.913-04:00It would be nice to have a wider audience, SO. But...It would be nice to have a wider audience, SO. But the editorial policies of most newspapers in this country are not supportive of my views.<br /><br />Of all the urban papers, only the Toronto Star supported Jack Layton in the last election. All the others recommended Mr. Harper to their readers.<br /><br />For the moment, people of my ilk will blog. And only those who are interested will read what we have to say.<br /><br />The central problem in Canada is getting those who have no interest in this country's politics to take ownership of their right to vote.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-33741561881270189762012-05-01T13:49:09.249-04:002012-05-01T13:49:09.249-04:00I agree with Fightfordemocracy, that "all mos...I agree with Fightfordemocracy, that "all most Canadians do is stand around mooing".<br /><br />So let's stop mooing.<br /><br />It's one thing to make comments on a blog like this one where everyone's views are much the same, and you can depend upon a warm reception from a friendly blog master like Mr. Gray. Expressing your views that way may be safe; but if it's not "mooing", it's very close to it. <br /><br />If you really want to bellow, seek out a broader public forum and argue your case to the unconverted. You just might make a difference, and you won't be accused of mooing by SOB's like me.SOBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-23412666641746432132012-05-01T10:26:02.462-04:002012-05-01T10:26:02.462-04:00Perhaps Quebec is a harbinger of things to come. O...Perhaps Quebec is a harbinger of things to come. On the hopeful side, the kids might teach their parents what real democracy means.<br /><br />On the other hand, Harper's contempt for la belle province could bring us to the brink -- again.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-57535507213450782012-05-01T10:19:37.395-04:002012-05-01T10:19:37.395-04:00And all most Canadians do is stand around mooing. ...And all most Canadians do is stand around mooing. The only signs of life are in Quebec, something that has inspired me to start learning French. As far as Ontarions are concerned, you could stick pins into them and they wouldn't react.Fightfordemocracynoreply@blogger.com