Run Harper Run

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In 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper prorogued Parliament, facing what he called an "anticonstitutional move" from the opposition; the coalition. The same concept that he evoked as a "constitutional option" when the Liberal held a minority government under Paul Martin. 


We can try to understand that.

And then, two years later, Harper is in the hot seat again, but not because some coalition run by the Liberals is turning up the heat.

The heat is turning up because the Liberals are pushing for answers in regards to the Afghan detainees torture files. The matter is being debated before a committee, and the opposition keeps hammering the requests to have access to the documents pertinent to the Afghan detainees transfers to the local authorities.

The MPs went home and the next morning, they learned they didn't have to go to work. The Prime Minister was proroguing, once again. The reason? To let the Government refocus on the current state of the affairs, and let the country enjoy the spirit of the Olympics.

About those Olympics, it seems that since March 3rd, if you're listening to CPAC, you get the same thing over and over again. You hear Stephen Harper just praising the atheletes performances, and how Canada broke records, and our athletes showed courage and determination. Over and over again!

I'm still debating whether this is a broadcast issue or if Harper is really just serving us réchauffé.

Wait, is this really a question?

Essentially, Harper, not only did he prorogue, not only did he sent everyone going home, just decreting that decision-making time was over, but now that Parliament is back in session, he adds insult to injury and decides to continue short-circuiting. The documents that the opposition has been reclaiming for three months will go to a retired judge, who will "examine and review the files" and determine what documents can be given to the opposition, without compromising the safety of Canada and the safety of the mission.

We need to understand something; Canada is a democracy. We, the people, have elected Members of Parliament in each of our 308 ridings, across Canada, and we gave them the mandate to run this country and to decide. They are the people who have to decide, not one random person, who is, from what we saw, willing to do anything to keep his throne as long as possible.