To the Editor:
Isn’t it ironic that when so many countries’ citizens are fighting for a democratic system of government, our federal government is digressing to an unaccountable level of governing Canada?
It started in their first term when they broke their own law after setting an election date and not sticking to it. The regularity of such “freedom” to do as they please has increased.
I think if I had used someone else’s money the way they have used mine, I would be in jail several times over. There have been questionable ethics at play. The results of elections may have even been influenced.
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Just recently, there has been more than one case of a parliamentary appointment being made with disregard for all the requirements of that job description. The impression I got from the government’s reply to criticism for such action was, “too bad, we’re doing it because we can.”
Opposition parties are not being allowed to do what Canadians elected them to do. When they try to represent their constituents in Parliament, they are flatly told they are wasting their time and causing confusion.
Now, the majority of farmers in the West are being denied a promised democratic farmer-only vote on something that affects their livelihoods. By the way, the Saskatchewan provincial government also supports this undemocratic move.
Beware of the “new” democracy that is rearing its ugly head in Canada.
