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Our Canada is gone.
Harper made that perfectly clear this morning in Davos, Switzerland. Sweeping changes to Old Age Pensions. Privatisation of science and innovation. Deregulation.
MacKay signed off our military sovereignty quietly yesterday, authorising Homeland Security operations on Canadian soil, in the event of an emergency, or a terrorist attack…
Canada and the U.S. also will extend the Civil Assistance Plan, which allows for the deployment of troops and equipment from one country to the other in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack. Unlike with the Combined Defence Plan, this would be to assist civilian agencies.
In his speech, MacKay called for increased military involvement implementing the Beyond the Border strategy, saying the Canadian Forces and its American counterparts should be supporting civilian agencies monitoring the cross-border security.
Speaking of terrorists, apparently Joe Oliver’s unfortunate characterization of British Columbians as enemies of the state and enemies of the Canadian People last week has caused a welcome bump in donations and memberships to westcoast environmental advocates, according to the Canadian Press, via the Tyee
Liberal Senator Colin Kenny, recently in the Province,
The result is that control is out of control, as it were. Ministers are scripted; committees are neutered; debate is cut off; public servants are muzzled; laws and court edicts are ignored; official watchdogs are fired; bills are adulterated with agenda-filling provisions unconnected to their rationale; opposition amendments are dismissed out of hand; provincial premiers are avoided; and the prime minister’s communications-control team grows at a steroidal pace in an era of fiscal restraint.
The entire opinion piece is worth reading.
These are interesting times, my friends. Please wake up your neighbour. It’s the Canadian way.
I say bullshit! Our Canada is not gone. Oh, sure, the HarperCons would love it if we’d roll over and play dead and let them drive us into the ground. Be damned if I’m gonna let them get away with that!
And y’know why? Because my children and I will always remember what we have right now, before the hardline Harper came in. And because we are dreaming a better tomorrow.
Always, I remember the words of T. C. Douglas: Courage my friends, tis not to lake to make a newer world.
And to that I now add the parting words of Jack Layton: Let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic.
OK, I admit I’m not feeling so loving right about now, but I’ve been up all night blogging and though I had a helluvalot of fun doing it I’m really flipping tired right now, so please forgive me my grumpy tone!
Kim Reply:
January 28th, 2012 at 1:42 PM
Regina Mom, thanks for the inspiration to continue the fight. Heading over to read your blog…
For those who believed that Stephen Harper was no threat to Canadian democracy, the evidence is in. This is a man who will brook no opposition from anyone. The future does not look good.
Kim Reply:
January 28th, 2012 at 1:45 PM
So be it. We will not let BC be taken over by foreign corporations and their armies. There will be blood spilled. It’s up to us.
repost from Mike Klein – What is Harper trying to distracted us from via the OAS issue? Alternatively, what fundamental change in Canadian economics and/or society is the OAS issue being used as the trigger for?
repost from Geri M Jordan – Harper has created so many grass fires since Parliament recessed for Christmas Break, it really is difficult to determine what is a diversion and what is a ‘test balloon’.
http://www.facebook.com/condomar/posts/305540246160854
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And three, because it seems clear to me that the object of this exercise is to terrify us ALL, to soften us up for what promises to be a bloody budget.
So in order to try to panic the population into going along with their insane scheme, they’re prepared to terrorize seniors all over the country. Because they know they’re vulnerable, and can be easily scared. And fear is contagious.
http://montrealsimon.blogspot.com/2012/01/real-reason-cons-are-scaring-seniors.html
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Harper to Seniors: You’ll have to eat cat food.
Seniors: TOTAL FREAK OUT
Harper: Okay, then I’ll just cut CBC and health care.
Everybody heaves a sigh of relief and goes back to their t.v. show.
http://www.leaderpost.com/business/Pension+might+distraction/6081837/story.html
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