As the train of Canadian government thunders into the unforseen future of Coalition government, a few short & simple thoughts…
(1) NO, NOT THE SYRUP!
Should it REALLY be called a Maple Syrup Revolution? First of all, it’s NOT a revolution…and secondly…even if it was…COME ON!
That’s like calling it the SNOWFLAKE or BEAVER TAIL revolution. If we’re looking for labels, why not settle for the more obvious-yet-accurate LAME!
Because politics should be associated with that Aunt Jemima bottle, gathering dust in the back of your cupboard…
(2) I JUST WATCHED FORMER NDP LEADER ED BROADBENT SINGING “HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN” ON TV!
Best thing from Ottawa I’ve seen in AGES! More please… :D
(3) THE NATIONAL’S PETER MANSBRIDGE JUST ASKED “HAS STEVEN HARPER MADE THE BIGGEST BLUNDER IN CANADIAN HISTORY?”
Yes…yes he has! Move on…nothing more to look at over here. ESPECIALLY if he decides to prorouge Parliament…all because the idea of uttering the words “Prime Minister Stephane Dion” will trigger a stroke.
(4) AS I SAID…THIS IS NOT A COUP!
Despite what conservative apologist bloggers are trying to suggest, this is the way politics works in parliamentary systems where there is no majority government. Anyone with even a passing knowledge of the constitution, parliamentary tradition, or political science training (hey…I’M one of those…) knows that this is the kind of governing that happens EVERY DAY in European nations. By this reckoning, a coup d’etat occurs ALL THE TIME whenever Israel changes governments.
Anyone calling this a coup is (a) spouting preposterous nonsense, no doubt originating from an overdose of Nyquil, and (b) crying into his or her Conservative Party manifesto, disconsolate!
Oh wait…silly me! They don’t HAVE a manifesto. They don’t HAVE a plan. I believe that’s part of the reason why we’re here…
Welcome to December, everyone. Let’s hope Mr. Harper enjoys his walk in the snow. ;-)
