Parry Sound-Muskoka Green Party

 
 
The decision by Prime Minister Harper to suspend parliament and the cynical defense of this act by MP Tony Clement is troubling and the Tories must be taken to task for their arrogance.

I echo the comments of Green Party leader Elizabeth May.
“Harper's move this week is premised on the assumption that enough Canadians simply do not care about democracy or the role of Parliament.   It presumes that Parliament can be shuttered for trivial political reasons; that legislation, committees, government accountability, a climate plan, progress on pensions, the investigation of the alleged cover-up in the treatment of Afghan civilians and other detainees --- that none of that matters enough to have consequences for Mr. Harper.”

Outrage to this decision should transcend Party lines and I urge all the Canadians to tell MP Tony Clement and Prime Mister Harper that we live in a democracy and we expect that our leaders will understand this and behave accordingly.

Mr. Clement even suggested on CBC radio that the constituents in his riding could care less. Fortunately, it appears that he has misread the mood of the people he is supposed to represent.

Democracy does not exist at the whim of the Conservative government. If Mr. Harper and his Conservative MPs aren't interested in doing their job, then they should step out of the way and let someone else take over. It is time for real leadership and I am convinced that this government doesn’t appear to be prepared to provide it.

Glen Hodgson
Federal Green Party Candidate
 


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