The Anth Zone

Earlier this week Stephen Harper announced he would introduce legislation on Senate Reform which would allow Canadians to choose their preferred candidates of choice to represent their province or territory in the Senate, which will not require amending the country’s constitution.

The next step in Harper’s notion on this touchy subject to ‘achieve’ an ‘electable’ Senate is where the final choice is invested in the Prime Minister’s Office to abide by the current understanding of Senate appointments in accordance of constitutional law, the Prime Minister will appoint the most favoured Senatorial candidates to their ‘elected’ position to represent their ‘electors’ from across the country. You see, Stephen Harper is not my Prime Minister because his view is undemocratic and unconstitutional, and disfavours all of Canadians.

I have read several peoples’ views on CBC.ca’s Your View on the article that was published on December 13, 2006 on the topic currently being discussed, and made the following observation; Canadians are worried if having an electable Senate is a step forward towards ‘republicanization’ of the Canadian democracy, which in the end will adopt the likeness of the United States’ Government.

I do not believe adopting the governing system of the United States’ is for the Canadian democracy and that system is not workable here. There are several democracies around the world that have a bicameral parliamentary system (consists of two houses; upper & lower), where their Citizens vote for their own ‘Senators’. The following are; Czech Republic, Germany, and Belgium.

I believe Canada should have an electable, equal and effective Senate that’ll improve the democratic principles of our beloved country and is a step forward for Canadians to synch into modern times where appointments of non-elected persons to represent Canadians is just a toy dinosaur collecting dust in the constitutional closet. The question is simple; would the majority of Canadians agree with my logic?

I’ll be writing something short on constitutional reform sometime this weekend. Watch out.

Do you oppose the Harper Government’s motion to recognize the Quebecois as a nation because it’ll lead to the country’s demise? Same here. Please sign the petition. Thank you very much.

Stephen Harper has speed up the separatist movement in Quebec by declaring the Quebecois as a nation within a United Canada and has caused a constitutional headache. Quebec’s notorious head separatist, Gilles Duceppe plans to amend the motion introduced by the Prime Minister to define Quebec as a nation without conditions. The country has returned to the crossroads of Quebec separation yet again thanks to the Prime Minister.

Gilles expressed strong words about the Prime Minister’s actions taken yesterday:

“The prime minister clumsily tried to pull the wool over the public’s eyes with his motion,” said Duceppe, who opened debate on his motion Thursday. “When he attaches that condition, we see through it as a partisan tactic.”

Quebec cannot be boiled down to one of two options: a nation within a united Canada, or a separate, sovereign nation, said Duceppe.

“Never should the existence of the Quebec nation be subjected to what your preferred option is.

“I hope the prime minister will recognize the Quebec nation. Period,” he said. “I hope elected officials will take a stand on the issue without any strings.”

Quebec is a distinct societal differences from the rest of the country and define it within the constitution; whether it’ll diffuse the quest for Quebec’s sovereignty or nationhood within a United Canada is questionable, federalism is important and is vital the future of our country.

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