tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post3118477233741362606..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Pamela Wallin and the Corruption ConsSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33806543626333958402013-08-15T04:31:57.024-04:002013-08-15T04:31:57.024-04:00hi wazz...to be honest I'm not quite sure what...hi wazz...to be honest I'm not quite sure what to think about the Senate. On the one hand I like the idea of a Chamber of Sober Second Thought. On the other hand making the Senate more powerful could undermine the House of Commons or lead to paralysis. And Harper's slew of rotten appointments has undermined any credibility that institution has left. I would prefer to see the regional disparities you mention dealt with by something like the existing Council of the Federation. But I think it's too late for that, the train has left the station and is heading for the end of the line...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-64920823799022163562013-08-15T04:22:48.711-04:002013-08-15T04:22:48.711-04:00hi anonymous...Don't worry, you can't coun...hi anonymous...Don't worry, you can't count on the CBC for much these days. But people will make up their own minds, and I'm sure that the NDP's plan to abolish the Senate is growing more popular every day...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-14085845351460147532013-08-15T04:18:04.171-04:002013-08-15T04:18:04.171-04:00hi anonymous...well as long as they all end like t...hi anonymous...well as long as they all end like this fish:<br /><br />http://youtu.be/znd0tIKjsPU<br /><br />I'm happy... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-17554486073984086032013-08-14T21:19:19.017-04:002013-08-14T21:19:19.017-04:00Totally disagree with anon 8:14am. It's in you...Totally disagree with anon 8:14am. It's in your opinion it's not good enough opinion. But the senate was originally created to create an elite upper class of Canadians who would ensure that democracy would not prevail be the rabble (elected) voted on something that was not in the interest of the monied elites in Canada - hence why the NDP has always advocated abolishment of an unelected house of overlords. <br />I know the Trudeau the Jr. who is a inherited millionaire wants to keep the Senate around by appointing Liberal party bagmen (women), patronage and failed candidates. He is a part of that elite class so I get it. As we already see, we have one liberal senator in jail and serving time for padding his expense claims, and Harb right now who was a bigger porker than the 3 cons. <br />We need to abolish the house of pork and institutionalize PP in the elected house. susansmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573558646874765432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-72448409080395676982013-08-14T19:29:28.186-04:002013-08-14T19:29:28.186-04:00 Harper appoints a few Cons who he enables to abus... Harper appoints a few Cons who he enables to abuse the Senate and VOILA! He has nitwits running to and fro declaring the entire thing is worthless. Harper justs wants people to think it should be abolished. This is staged corruption. For national decision-making to be legitimate in any Parliament or Republic the virtually universal rule is that you need something more than the assent of the House majority; you also need the assent of the regions that make up the country. For a long time Ontario and Quebec have had enough inhabitants that they could impose their will on the rest of the country. Ditto in the U.S. for a handful of big states. That is the vital role played by upper chambers like the Senate: they confer greater democratic legitimacy on national decisions by ensuring that a double majority is needed. wazznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-38919893765611917362013-08-14T08:14:18.602-04:002013-08-14T08:14:18.602-04:00Anon 2:15am, I am not in favour of abolishing Sena...Anon 2:15am, I am not in favour of abolishing Senate because I feel our PM already has too much power and I'd rather limit it further than enhance it. However, even for those who disagree, to take this position for the last 50 years is simply not good enough. The NDP, along with the LIberals and CPC should have been working all those years to improve it and to ensure it had proper oversight and rules. In that way, all the parties are guilty of simply not doing enough to ensure Senate functioned efficiently and properly.<br /><br />I don't think abolishing Senate will improve our governance, and will likely make it worse when we have PM's who exploit their power to the fullest. However, I suspect Harper would be very happy if he could get rid of Senate and with Mulcair pushing it too, and with all the scandals, this will probably be a popular view that Canadians will embrace. To explain the power concentration in the PMO is probably a losing battle in today's politics. So, while I disagree with the NDP position, it will likely be a vote-getter for them. We'll see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-70598575702863838612013-08-14T02:15:02.559-04:002013-08-14T02:15:02.559-04:00Now I'm pissed off with the CBC . Not a mentio...Now I'm pissed off with the CBC . Not a mention of how the NDP wants to eradicate the senate for the last 50 years. People say that all parties are guilty . That may be true to a limited degree . But as far as the NDP and the senate they are 100% innocentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-85464864889030124782013-08-14T01:06:47.817-04:002013-08-14T01:06:47.817-04:00My thought exactly but it as moderated by the CBC....My thought exactly but it as moderated by the CBC.<br />What do you call a conservative senator under scrutiny in a fish tank? A Walleye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-8347676872811141712013-08-13T23:35:57.611-04:002013-08-13T23:35:57.611-04:00hi anonymous...I mentioned in my last post, and wa...hi anonymous...I mentioned in my last post, and was planning to use it in this one, but it slipped my mind. So thank you for reminding me to add it, as I have. I don't belong to the carved in stone school of blogging and firmlt believe even my posts can be improved. ;)<br />Seriously though, it really is something we should mention as often as possible, since it REALLY makes him look bad. Pammy gets an A for her stirling efforts to make the Cons look bad. And he gets a D for DUMMY... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-66043040147871173632013-08-13T20:48:24.477-04:002013-08-13T20:48:24.477-04:00Simon, my friend, have you forgotten that Dear Lea...Simon, my friend, have you forgotten that Dear Leader stood in Parliament and loudly proclaimed that he had personally looked over Wallin'S claims and there was nothing wrong with them that he could see compared to other Parliamentarians from that region? Then he even went on to mock Mulcair for not reporting the attempted bribery incident sooner. Can't wait for Parliament to start to see how he is going to explain that one, eh? Already some people are predicting that he would suddenly be very busy travelling the world on important national business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com