Friday, December 30, 2005

When Right is Wrong


OK..I am thoroughly confused. So... if I have got things figured out right...

A) It is acceptable for the liberal party to rip off the country at will.
B) It is acceptable for the liberal party to lie and shrug away responsibility for their actions.
C) It is acceptable for a founding member of the BLOC to now be a prominent member of the liberal caucus as transport minister.
D) It is acceptable to vote Liberal as long as there is never a Prime Minister from the west.
E) It is acceptable for Quebec to have a party that runs in "federal" elections yet has no representation anywhere but in Quebec and serves only Quebec.
F) It is acceptable to appoint high power position within Canada to friends of the Liberals.
G) It is acceptable to have a leader of the country who's family openly fly flags of convenience to avoid paying taxes in Canada and to avoid Canadian labour laws. Which by the way he himself decided on before handing over the reins of that company.
H) It is acceptable to think that westeners are just whining when they speak about alienation and or separation.
I) It is acceptable(enter anything with the word liberal or easterner associated to it here)

J) When a western Conservative, serving as manager of the Edmonton East riding would merely suggest things like..."Many of us in Alberta are working on our last federal campaign if the Liberals remain in power we will be working on Alberta separation after January 23..." it is totally unacceptable.

So lets take a look at this a little closer.... The liberals do the "wrong" things and that's "right". Mr. Stamp does the "right" thing by trying to work for a better Canada one more time. In doing so he clarifies that by saying its the last time he is willing to do so if the Liberals regain power. He then declares if that should happen then he will work for the separation of Alberta from Canada. He is open, honest and has done nothing immoral or illegal but this is "wrong".

Well this Albertan has this to offer. If anyone out there thinks that this is an uncommon opinion here in Alberta.... well lets just say that Mr. Stamp may get the last laugh in on this one. This is not a threat from Albertan's. Nor is it a cry from a baby needing attention as some might say. It is a simple fact that many Albertan's feel the same way. Many Albertan's are tired of the scandals, mismanagement and simply disillusioned by the current government in power.

Vote the way you choose. That is your right. Just as it is Mr. Stamps and many others right to voice their opinion on what they plan on doing should the liberals win even a minority in the upcoming election. This election is the last kick at the can so to speak for many in Alberta.

Update:
balbulican over at Stageleft has an excellent post on this topic. In particular he writes....

I personally don’t believe either (1) or (2), and would propose (3): many westerners are frustrated at a federal structure and division of power and resources more reflective of a 1.5 century old model of Canada than the current reality, and see in the new Conservative party a vehicle for achieving a new and more equitable confederation.

I only wish I could put my words to paper(so to speak) in such a way as he can. I will stick to my photoshoped pictures as much as possible and leave the writting for the most part to those that are more competent.

10 comments:

Candace said...

You've made some excellent points that I missed. I wonder why "western alienation" is considered a joke until political hay can be made of it?

Zorpheous said...

You do know that if you close that loophole on flags of convience, it will completely kill the Canadian seaways transport industry, right? Unless you get all nation to close the exact same loopholes and find a way to force companies to register their hulls in the nation where their headquarters are.

Sorry Tim, everyone, everywhere does, The USA included, shit the Cruise Line industry all use ships that flags of convience, even the Disney Cruiselines.

Tim said...

"Sorry Tim, everyone, everywhere does"

Zorph.. I can tell you have NO kid's by this statement alone....

Using that deffence.... one can justify anything....geeeez dad everyone else are carrying handguns and shooting people.... awwwww dad.. all the kid's I know are doing meth... Sally's mom and dad are letting her stay out until 2 AM on school nights....

Personally I hold my daughter to a higher standard than "everybody". I also hold the so called "leader" of our country to an even higher standard than my daughter!

SpaceNeedleBoy said...

The Federal Liberals have no authentic interest in the well-being of Canadians, they are only motivated by their own personal self-interest.

Canada's modified version of British Parlimentary-style governance places very few restrictions on the abuse of power by the prime minister's inner circle. Since Canada's political culture no longer observes British-style "unwritten customs and traditions" needed for a Parlimentary government to behave responsibly (this apparently dates back to the late 1960s), I suspect Canada's people may need to demand constitutional reforms to restrict the powers of the prime minister and increase the legal accountability of the PM and his appointees to the public.

While I would not necessarily expect a reformed Canada to adopt an American-style Republican form of government, I do think it's absolutely critical that a Prime Minister's authority to make executive and judicial appointments be subject to independent review and confirmation by a vigorous, independently-elected Senate. The current system gives absolutely unchallenged authority for a PM to place individuals in positions of power who are either untrustworthy or who are completely unqualified - including judges, ambassadors, cabinet officers, etc.

Changing the party in power may be a good step, but until true legal and constitutional accountability and safeguards are in place, the constitution and laws of Canada impose no meaningful restraints on a prime minister's authority. The system is incredibly ripe for abuse of power regardless of which party wins the right to govern.

Tim said...

You are very correct space... I'm just hoping that the Conservatives are a little more in touch with the common folk and will be the ones to bring these changes about.

Maybe wishful thinking but then I do know that the Liberals will deffinately not be the ones to bring about change....

Sycorax said...

Happy new year Tim!

ABFreedom said...

Tim, i don't think your confused at all. you have stated it perfectly correct.

Have a Happy New Year!

Candace said...

Your writing skills are better than you may think, & your photoshopping is excellent (after all, a picture is worth 1000 words, and the cartoon you put at the top of this post is brilliant, once again).

Happy New Year!

Tim said...

Thanks everyone.... and here's hoping you all have a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!

DazzlinDino said...

A man must first find confusion to then achieve clarity....

Not bad for off the top of my head eh.....lol