Black Day In July…

 

Or to be more precise, in January, as in January 31st, 2014.

This was the Day that Lord Black was stripped of his Order of Canada.

If Black was a country he would be Israel since few seem to like the guy.

Ostensibly his defrocking was due to criminal charges laid against him in the great United States of America.

But dear reader, it really goes back to 2009 when Jean Chretien forced Black to renounce his Canadian Citizenship in order to clear the way for his acceptance of Peerage in Great Britain.

What’s that?

“Didn’t Chretien himself receive one of the highest orders – The Order of Merit – from Queen Elizabeth herself?’'

“And are there not numerous Francophone MPs who have French as well as Canadian Citizenship?”

Including the current Leader of the Opposition Mulcair and does not former Liberal Leader Dion have such dual citizenship?

Well yes they do.

But Black is different …why he is a Conservative don’t you know.

Black was setup in the States otherwise if had really been guilty, he would have been charged here in Canada under our own Security Laws.

The recommendation for his Order of Canada stripping originated from an 11 member advisory panel consisting Chaired by the illustrious and left leaning Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

It was then endorsed, on the recommendation of our Prime Minister, by the Governor in General.

Harper should have shown some intestinal fortitude and turned their recommendation down.  But alas.

And where is this distinguished panel when it comes to dealing similarly with such luminaries as Henry Morgentaler – may he Rot in Hell. 

Canada is a small country and with each generation we produce few giants that tower head and shoulders above the rest of us .. Conrad Black is one of those but there are those who cannot rest until they cut him down to size.

Fortunately, Black has shown time and again that this is not to be.

As I see it …

‘K.D. Galagher’

 

 

SMART MOVE >>>

 

DUMB  DECISION !

As in Young Trudeau’s move to kick all Liberal Senators from his Caucus.

Smart, in the sense it happens just ahead of the Auditor General’s Report on the hanky panky that has been going on in the Senate, some of which will no doubt involve involve Liberal Senators.

Now YT can say, with his hand over his heart, that he has nothing to do with these former caucus members.

Cute, but effective.

It also provides him at last with a stand on the future of the Senate – something he and his Party have lacked heretofore:

The Tories are on record as wishing to make it an Elected Body while the Dippers have consistently stood for its abolishment.

Again points to the Liberal Leader.

So again – smart move on his part.

But it is dumb, nonetheless:

We are said to live under a Constitutional Democracy – Democracy being defined as the form of government where the people choose their representatives by voting.

The Tory position is consistent with these democratic values since it would turn the Senate into an elected body.  The NDP position similarly is consistent with democratic ideals in that it would deep six this unelected archaic institution.

The Grits position however is entirely inconsistent with democratic principles – it not only promotes the continuation of an unelected body – it makes the situation worse since it frees former caucus members from party discipline.

So prior to Mr. Trudeau’s action, we had Liberal Senators free from accountability to the voter and now we have them free from accountability to their own Party.

From Bad to Worse.

So the bottomline remains – an Unelected Senate is anathema to Democratic Traditions – either it needs to be elected or abolished – my preference being the latter - but Trudeau’s approach is not only unhelpful, it makes no sense whatsoever.

Save for himself.

As I see it…

‘K.D. Galagher’