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The Leaders’ Debate: What a Canadian does not know

by Johnny Lucas | wheretobenext.com

“Canadians don’t know why we’re having this election.” If you don’t have access to newspapers, radio, the internet, television and have been living in your bomb shelter until Diefenbaker says it’s OK to come out, then, and only then would that be a true statement. And yet our Prime Minister (not it’s not Dief) said that in the televised leaders’ debate.

It is frustrating to hear that if you’re a person who follows the news, isn’t it. Here’s the best spin I can put on it: it’s true except for one letter.

If Stephen Harper says it, then we must give him the benefit of the doubt and believe that he does not know why we’re having this election. Change “Canadians” to Canadian” and explain that this refers to our delusional or deceitful PM and it makes sense.

Delusional is not right. Let’s just say deceitful. That’s what Parliament concluded. The reason we’re having the election – on the surface to be sure – is that the Prime Minster’s government was found to be in contempt of Parliament. That’s code for “he lied.” The PM does not like this and points out, rightly, that the vote to hold him in contempt would not have happened if he had a majority. True. But he didn’t have a majority and pigs can’t fly either, so let’s not go on too long about that.

Harper is saying that the contempt motion passed because most other children in the House of Commons don’t like him. True again. He said “I don’t think it’s based on any realistic facts.” Open for debate. But wait, it was debated. In the House of Commons. The House of Commons is our “decider,” it is the ultimate authority. Parliament decided that it had enough realistic facts to conclude that the government of that calm guy with the nice glasses and too much make-up was in contempt. The decision was made. In public. In the right place. It was a long time coming and although it’s not surprising that the guy being condemned does not like the sentence, the sentence was passed.

I’d repeat myself more, but then I’d have to run for office.