I know it sounds romantic to be the voice crying in the wilderness, predicting ruin and decay, but take it from me, it’s just damned depressing. If there was ever any doubt that Canada is being run by a political elite, the vote in the Commons last Wednesday has proven it. In a free vote…
Tag: first past the post
Politics
Abolish the Monarchy? No Need
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Okay, I was holding off the inevitable discussion about abolishing the monarchy, out of respect for the most popular monarch of the past century. However, the news media have jumped the gun by a couple of days, so I don’t feel too bad about raising the topic, especially since I’m not attacking the system in…
Social Commentary
First Past the Post and Generational Change
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Change is a generational thing; it has been since time immemorial. The young-vs-old conflict has been a mainstay of entertainment since the ancient Greeks, but change can only happen at the speed that society can handle. Otherwise, society breaks. The Natural Way When a government makes a change to the way society functions and says,…
Politics
Erin O’Toole: Skewered by First Past the Post.
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It might seem that Erin O’Toole lost out because he could not solve the policy gap the Conservative Party has been trying for decades to reconcile. They are trying to cobble together a coalition of groups that are too far apart in their outlook and aspirations. At least the old-time Conservatives were honest about it,…
Election Watch
Stop Whining about the Election; You Asked for It
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So Trudeau called an election at a time when he’s likely to win it. OMG! Well, what do you expect? He’s a politician. He called an election for political reasons. All his opponents are complaining for political reasons. Mainly, because he’s likely to win it. As far as the average voter is concerned, at the…
Politics
The Cult of Power in Ottawa
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Quitcherbitchin, Canada. You have exactly the government you wanted. Politicians practised in the use and abuse of power, elected with a false majority, under the sway of multinational companies who hold our workers hostage to achieve their demands. It doesn’t matter if they’re Liberal or Conservative. The system elects people like that, because that’s the…
Politics
FPTP: A More Civil War
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Here’s a little fable for you. A powerful man was unhappy with the rulers of his country and decided he wanted power for himself. So he gathered together all his supporters and formed them into a tightly knit organization. He fired them up with traditions, objectives, slogans, propaganda and a set of ideals opposed to…
Politics
Simplicity and Democracy: Worlds Apart
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Doesn’t it drive you nuts when you get to an airport security gate or a border and find out that the rules have been changed? Again! No, it’s not a mistake or bad bureaucracy. The people who spend their lives dealing with lawbreakers have learned that keeping laws the same gives criminals time to find…
Politics
FPTP: Stacking the Deck on Electoral Reform
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There are many talented and experienced people in all shades of the political spectrum, but you can’t help but suspect that the ones who have gained and kept power all these years will top the heap. For voters, this ability is a double-edged sword. While we are supposed to be trusting these people’s ability…
Politics
PR & FPTP: Let’s Talk Accountability
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Read The Propaganda Carefully In the Vancouver Sun article on Monday, the FPTP bloc made a great deal of hay about the fact that, with Proportional Representation, an “overwhelming number of representatives…were appointed by their political parties…They were not elected by geographical ridings where they are accountable to voters.” This is clever writing, because…