House of Commons Opposition a Waste of Time: Official PM Spokesperson
On Don Newman's CBC "Politics" Program today, the official spokesperson for the Prime Minister (William Stairs) claimed that David Emerson opted to cross the floor "rather than wasting his time in opposition."
Wow.
First the Prime Minister named two individuals to his cabinet who were either not elected or elected under completely false pretenses. Then he appointed his caucus chair, rather than having him stand for election. Now apparently the House of Commons, our great sacred hall of democracy, is a waste of time to his government, bearing little importance or influence.
I long for the days of the democratic surplus! This is an outrage and certainly an affront and an insult to the integrity of our democratic system, to backbench MPs and voters from across the country.
Wow.
First the Prime Minister named two individuals to his cabinet who were either not elected or elected under completely false pretenses. Then he appointed his caucus chair, rather than having him stand for election. Now apparently the House of Commons, our great sacred hall of democracy, is a waste of time to his government, bearing little importance or influence.
I long for the days of the democratic surplus! This is an outrage and certainly an affront and an insult to the integrity of our democratic system, to backbench MPs and voters from across the country.
posted by Braeden Caley at
4:35 PM
1 Comments:
With the Conservatives as the prime example, I can see how someone might come away with the feeling that sitting in opposition was a complete waste of time. It's all about carping and harping on pet projects and bringing down a gov't, instead of, as in a minority parliament, finding some common ground and trying to bring in good legislation and change things from within. I'd love to read some papers from the 60s to see how the Diefenbacker- and Douglas-teams differed on their approach with Pearson -- in the end, was it possible to pass good legislation? History says those were some of the most productive days in Ottawa. What did they say then?
Perhaps Harp-o-crits ideas of bypassing the electorate has merit. No need for elections or listening to the commoners when we can pick and choose the people to promote our agenda -- heck, even if he doesn't like the grassroots people's choices, he'll go outside the box. That sounds great -- if you're in PRC China!
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