tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post4752631030869213804..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: The Jig Is UpOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-75215148209973620862010-11-26T09:13:39.126-05:002010-11-26T09:13:39.126-05:00We live in hope. But we bear the consequences of ...We live in hope. But we bear the consequences of the abuse of power.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-58000379232694117532010-11-25T18:52:27.246-05:002010-11-25T18:52:27.246-05:00Didn't Lenin say that we wouldn't see the ...Didn't Lenin say that we wouldn't see the revolution in our lifetimes... back in 1916?<br /><br />Proportional representation is as close or as far as we make it. It came rather suddenly in New Zealand a few years ago, for example. It might be here next year. Or next decade. Or never.<br /><br />-mgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-47486685213681325822010-11-23T18:29:24.250-05:002010-11-23T18:29:24.250-05:00Proportional representation is still a long way aw...Proportional representation is still a long way away. But a coalition government is an absolutely logical and reasonable response to the present situation.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-65547577079262760922010-11-23T16:01:53.295-05:002010-11-23T16:01:53.295-05:00"And with all of this...they still are tops i..."And with all of this...they still are tops in the polls...sad, frightening and disgusting."<br /><br />Well.... "Tops" for them is still below 35%. That's hardly a sign that the country is largely behind him. If we have what is fundamentally an undemocratic system, where one can have 100% of the power with less than 50 or even less than 40% of the vote, it's only a matter of time before it is used undemocratically.<br /><br />-mgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-2638484144115987632010-11-21T12:11:14.982-05:002010-11-21T12:11:14.982-05:00The death of the climate bill is a perfect metapho...The death of the climate bill is a perfect metaphor for this government's legacy. These folks are quite content to pollute the planet and the entire political system.<br /><br />The Harperites will be remembered for for their empty and wasted administration.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-7703266095236771292010-11-20T22:40:55.247-05:002010-11-20T22:40:55.247-05:00And with all of this...they still are tops in the ...And with all of this...they still are tops in the polls...sad, frightening and disgusting. <br /><br />Canada has taken such a slide who knows how long it will take to clean up after this bunch...the environment, the economy, democracy, civilty, and the feeling of unity within one's country.Colette Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442660605798634154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-26592259879095493732010-11-20T08:52:16.743-05:002010-11-20T08:52:16.743-05:00Gorden Campbell has written his own obituary, Chri...Gorden Campbell has written his own obituary, Chris. "Things fall apart; center cannot hold."Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-87053353440384851952010-11-19T23:26:49.999-05:002010-11-19T23:26:49.999-05:00It's hard to be vigilant watching the feds whe...It's hard to be vigilant watching the feds when the BC government is imploding before our very eyes, yet the problems are so very similar.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.com