THIRD WORLD POLITICS

Canada's government has gone loopy.

On the one hand you have the PM who refuses to give up power even though a majority of elected MPs were ready to form a government. Then you've got our Governal General who is letting the PM shut down parliament to retain power he is now has no legitimacy to weild.

As a result of this the leader of the opposition made a fool of himself trying to shore up support for the coalition with a video statement that looks like it was shot by a 5 year old with a cell phone and delivered 1 hr late to TV networks. As a result he has now resigned.

The coalition is now in jeopardy, the liberals are trying to get one of their leadership contenders 'appointed' interim leader with little regard for the other candidate. Truth be know I think I'd prefer Ignatieff to Rae but the point is that the liberals are becoming quite harper-esque in their pursuit to appoint a leader before the convention in May.

Politics in this country now seem beyond uncivil and risk become undemocratic and unconstitutional. Worse, no one seems to care provided the politicians stay far away from us. When will Canadians demand better of ALL their politicians.

Cheers,

P