Comments on: Responses to Prime Minister Harper Proroguing Parliament Again http://www.escarpmentviews.ca/index.php/2010/01/08/responses-to-prime-minister-harper-proroguing-parliament-again/ Reflecting lifestyles and values along the Niagara Escarpment Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:37:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Joanna Turlej http://www.escarpmentviews.ca/index.php/2010/01/08/responses-to-prime-minister-harper-proroguing-parliament-again/#comment-457 Joanna Turlej Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:37:40 +0000 http://www.escarpmentviews.ca/?p=472#comment-457 Continuing with good humour - I would like to stick a plate of cottage cheese and potato PIEROGIES into Mr. Harper's face for PROROGUING the parliament for no reason at all. "My way or no way" attitude is arrogant and a notion that there is nobody to stand up to him is depressing. Continuing with good humour - I would like to stick a plate of cottage cheese and potato PIEROGIES into Mr. Harper’s face for PROROGUING the parliament for no reason at all. “My way or no way” attitude is arrogant and a notion that there is nobody to stand up to him is depressing.

]]> By: Barbara Jennings http://www.escarpmentviews.ca/index.php/2010/01/08/responses-to-prime-minister-harper-proroguing-parliament-again/#comment-456 Barbara Jennings Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:09:38 +0000 http://www.escarpmentviews.ca/?p=472#comment-456 Politicians are expected to work on the country's problems or issues. They were elected to that job. They can't just "take their toys and go home". I voted for Harper, and I am dismayed with this manoeuvre. In the next election I will have to vote otherwise; he doesn't seem to want to govern. Barbara Jennings Erin Politicians are expected to work on the country’s problems or issues. They were elected to that job. They can’t just “take their toys and go home”.
I voted for Harper, and I am dismayed with this manoeuvre.
In the next election I will have to vote otherwise; he doesn’t seem to want to govern.
Barbara Jennings
Erin

]]> By: Judy Snyder http://www.escarpmentviews.ca/index.php/2010/01/08/responses-to-prime-minister-harper-proroguing-parliament-again/#comment-455 Judy Snyder Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:45:31 +0000 http://www.escarpmentviews.ca/?p=472#comment-455 While watching that interview on The National, I was awestruck by what Harper perceives to be his sense of entitlement. Somehow he feels that it's his right to call "snow days" and halt the democratic process, just because there is necessary questioning on recently discovered events. In addition,for reasons known only to him, his party can't "recalibrate" while parliament is sitting. As a byproduct of these incessant control tactics, "proroguing" has now become part of the average Canadians vocabulary. It is becoming abundantly clear that if our current Prime Minister doesn't like the rules of the game that's being played, he'll simply take his bat and ball and go home. That'll teach us! Will we rise up and try to overturn his decision? Will the PM pay any attention to the Facebook group? Probably not on both counts. While watching that interview on The National, I was awestruck by what Harper perceives to be his sense of entitlement. Somehow he feels that it’s his right to call “snow days” and halt the democratic process, just because there is necessary questioning on recently discovered events. In addition,for reasons known only to him, his party can’t “recalibrate” while parliament is sitting. As a byproduct of these incessant control tactics, “proroguing” has now become part of the average Canadians vocabulary.

It is becoming abundantly clear that if our current Prime Minister doesn’t like the rules of the game that’s being played, he’ll simply take his bat and ball and go home. That’ll teach us!

Will we rise up and try to overturn his decision? Will the PM pay any attention to the Facebook group? Probably not on both counts.

]]> By: John Savage http://www.escarpmentviews.ca/index.php/2010/01/08/responses-to-prime-minister-harper-proroguing-parliament-again/#comment-454 John Savage Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:33:57 +0000 http://www.escarpmentviews.ca/?p=472#comment-454 I'm afraid that if Harper isn't careful, the Americans will invade Canada to throw out the oppressive dictator and his henchmen, restoring democracy to our nation. Apparently Cheney and Bush have been secretly meeting with Obama to set up invasion plans - as well as to establish a new internment camp on an island in Frobisher Bay, where suspected Harper confidantes may be ice-water-boarded, interrogated and kept far from the American justice system. Jean Chretien has been reported to be making plans to return to Ottawa as interim leader while the Americans mop up the last pockets of Harper-ite resistance. I'm sure we will all be celebrating in the streets and seeking a statue of Harper to pull down. Can't wait! John Savage - Sheguiandah I’m afraid that if Harper isn’t careful, the Americans will invade Canada to throw out the oppressive dictator and his henchmen, restoring democracy to our nation. Apparently Cheney and Bush have been secretly meeting with Obama to set up invasion plans - as well as to establish a new internment camp on an island in Frobisher Bay, where suspected Harper confidantes may be ice-water-boarded, interrogated and kept far from the American justice system. Jean Chretien has been reported to be making plans to return to Ottawa as interim leader while the Americans mop up the last pockets of Harper-ite resistance. I’m sure we will all be celebrating in the streets and seeking a statue of Harper to pull down. Can’t wait!
John Savage - Sheguiandah

]]> By: Joan Vinall-Cox http://www.escarpmentviews.ca/index.php/2010/01/08/responses-to-prime-minister-harper-proroguing-parliament-again/#comment-453 Joan Vinall-Cox Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:33:07 +0000 http://www.escarpmentviews.ca/?p=472#comment-453 I think the Prime Minister's proroguing of parliament is both cynical and dangerous to Canadian democracy. The Facebook group, Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&ref=search&gid=260348091419 currently has107,066 members and is continuing to grow rapidly. I think the Prime Minister’s proroguing of parliament is both cynical and dangerous to Canadian democracy. The Facebook group, Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&ref=search&gid=260348091419 currently has107,066 members and is continuing to grow rapidly.

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