The War is on : The battle for Canada's soul.

Steven Harper or the problem with Canada.

Today, as the morning shines throughout Canada, as it enlightens the majestic lakes, the great green forest that flourish far and near, in every possible corner in this great white north. From the snowy tops of the rockies to the sandy shores of British Colombia, from British Colombia's thousand islands to Lake Ontario thousand islands, from the great bay of Hudson to the bay of Halifax, as the proud polar bear dashes all through the white ice fields of the polar gap. As people awake today, as almost everyday in this country people awake and are crushed by this nature, this impressive nature that surounds us everywhere we go. People awake and rejoice in this fact, for always has Canada been a leader in the defence of our environment for we take it as part of our and every future Canadian's right. We also rejoice in the fact that we live in a Multicultural society, some might fear diversity we embrace it, just to say so 35% of us were born outside of the federation's boarders. We take pride in this because we believe that diversity isn't a bad thing that it actually something essential to the conception of our entire perception of ourselves and of our Canadian Federation. We take pride in that fact, that we are a caring nation, because we believe that society in general can only be judged by the way it treats the less well-over. Or do we?
Since 2006 (the coming to power of our honourable prime-minister Harper) the Conservative majority has started to chip away the fundamental pillars of the Canadian democratic edifice and of Canadian society in general, a fight has been enhanced for the soul of Canada. Because everything basically does come down to that simple question do we still believe in the values that once made us unique? Do we still cling to the idea that a better world is possible through virtue, solidarity and compassion? Throughout this country's history we have took our stands even when we knew very well that it wasn't in the best of our interests (the decision to not participate in blockade against Cuba, at the time Canada was the only "Nation" in the America's to do so). And today, after the bittersweet symphony that were the 2011 elections and 2011 in general. In 2011 we partially reunited ourselves with that "antique" Canadian soul. Jack Layton brought out the best in us, he really was maybe one of the last great politicians of his generation and in his last words recorded in his letter, he even in front of death set the way for millions of Canadians to build a great and more perfect union and society.
But Jack Layton's death left a vacuum in the middle of the Canadian political spectrum, and it's such a shame that Jack didn't have the time to fully finish he's campaign to take back Canada's soul. And it's probably one of the moments of greater sadness in this young life of mine, for with Jack Layton's death I put everything under questioning again. Are we capable of really continuing Jack's fight?
Because since 2006, the front-lines have become so foggy, so blurry, because the real factor that keeps Harper in power is fear, he was elected by fear, by two kinds of fear, the fear of the external threat, and the fear that is generated between distinct parts of our society because of the incomprehension. The truth is that this government is a government of fear, from fear and for fear. Harper's regime wants to divide Canadian society into divergent "opposing sections". It's the oldest trick in the book devision makes absolute power possible. And since 2006 he's seceded in doing look back at 2006, at  Canadian society back then and take a look, a good one at Canadian society nowadays, and you'll see that he has succeeded in dividing a country, a federation that seemed indivisible. But who do we have to blame but ourselves?
One the most shocking things that came out of the 2011 elections, was "the hurray we won't have to go back to the polls until 2014", where's my Canada? The majority of these same people haven't any notion of the luck that they have to live in country were elections actually exist. Were they aren't cut down like bad grass just because they pronounced an opinion whatever it is. And worst then that was the so-called left and specially the liberal and more specifically Bob Rae that all made it clear that 4 more years of Harper would kill us ,but then took more shots at the NDP and Jack Layton then at the Conservatives and the "Harper regime". The only thing that is worst then a Conservative is a Conservative in disguise, and there are thousands of them in the NDP and in Liberal Party, those people that are just part of the political system to be part of it , those opportunists that just believe in one thing "making money" off the back of their constituents.

Jack Layton 

And then Justin Trudeau speaks out and has to apologize (why?), because just like so many of us he's just fed-up with all this undemocratic stance and rigged political system. A rigged political system in which the Conservatives can design (in drawing the electoral ridings and in adding in some) their "holding" on the grips of power for the next 10 years, and even if they're kicked-out they've got enough power Supreme Court wise to hold the barbarians at the gate. And then more and more "insane" measures are taken by the "Harper regime" the criminal bill that is (excuse my french) a piece of bullshit, probably the biggest piece of bullshit that has even been presented to parliament in it's history. It's sure in a country alike the one we live in, one of the safest in the world we really need prisons popping out of our ears and that the big problem in Canada is kids smoking dope? All this is ridiculous, it's just part of the strategy to maintain us in fear and keep us part and in doing so maintaining power. This strategy of course has some side effects, the probability that it will alienate part of our society, it has already started alienating the Native communities but are we natives? no so of course we don't care. And then one day it will hit us, the wall that we've been running into for so long and we'll fall flat on our faces and ask ourselves how did we get here?
And we'll feel like Adam and Eve kicked out of paradise, and then it will be too late. Our grand Canadian society will be lost, we'll be segregated into this and that box and we won't even recognize it anymore, we'll just think its normal.
So Canada before that happens we better take a stand shouldn't we? Before our Canada becomes the paradise of the grand old Banks and the no tax-paying millionaires, before Canada becomes the home of "the" rising social inequality, a country in which we think universal heath-care is a communist idea, before we have a two-party system and no democracy expect for the oligarchy that from time to time permits elections but the results are already known and everything is controlled. Does this ring any bell?
So I declare war.  I declare war on all of this system of Democracy Only In Name. I declare war on the conservative and the plan for the 'Americanization" of this our Canada. I declare a war on Harper and his hidden racism. I declare war on that hidden racism and by doing so I declare war on the ignorance that breads that hidden racism. I declare war on the broken schools, on the broken families, I declare war on all of this "Harper regime' and on all of its sources, on all of the things that bread fear in Canada. Because fear is the main supporter of this "Harper regime" and more then that I declare war on the phoniness that is the main essence of this political system we live in, only a "real" democratic system, a direct form of democracy that gives back dignity to the median Canadian and puts the power back into the people's hands and out of the spectrum of an elite.
So Canadians it's time to get fed-up, it's time to change this rigged system, to tear down the walls of fear that keep us separated and distinct. It will be a long battle and this is only the beginning, but our great white north is worth it. So get mad Canadians, get very mad...

Canada we stand on guard for thee


Sky

Beware the socialists are coming to Ottawa!!!

As this blockbuster of an election, hastily enters it's last days of campaign only one thing pops out above all others... the NDP and the personality of Jack Layton. It's hard to believe that some weeks ago the NDP were down below their 2008 poll levels and out of the blue tonight the NDP is looking towards it's biggest electoral victory yet.

Now what are the ingredients of such an amazing success? it's a 6 letter name HARPER. Harper is the source of this NDP surge. It's now been 5 almost 6 that Mr. Harper controls the ways and customs of power in Ottawa, this goes without saying that PM Harper has done a good job to keep Canada on it's toes during this financial downturn. We have to credit him for the achievement of enabling us with the strongest and fastest recovery of all of the industrialized nations. That being it's not because his economic "bilan" is clear cut that Canada must without any hesitation reelect him.

The meaning of Harper's 5 years are not as clear cut as the economic heritage he leaves us. In a time when Canada needed a uniting figure, Harper has been a polarizing figure. At first he seemed to finally be asking the questions, of which all Canadians were awaiting answers, he seemed to tackle the question of Quebec sovereignty, he was in some sorts cleaning up Canadian society and protecting the interest of the everyday Canadian at least that's what filtered through the mainstream media. And now 5 and a half down the road where are we? The NDP surge is something I consider essential for the political heath of our democratic system. Day in and day out throughout Harper's "mandate" the conservative government has ridiculed and stampeded Canada's values. Once champion of human rights Amnesty International rebuked Canada. The most important issue is the inhumane detainment of Omar Khadr at Guantanamo Bay, for as much as I know with my little knowledge is that Omar is a Canadian citizen and by that being should be judged by a Canadian court and detained if such is needed in Canada not in a American prison. Second of all Omar was minor when he was criminally abducted and taken to Guantanamo to be tortured and interrogated by American agents. Even a more powerful argument for a Canadian intervention against the illegal detention of Omar is that the pieces conviction against him are nonexistent. Second of all one thing that has always characterized the "Canadian ideal" is that Canada has always been a world leader in ecological defence terms and well let's just say it like this the Copenhagen conference wrecked that record.

So this election and probably the next election because even thought I hope with all my heart that Jack Layton/ the NDP and the Liberals of Micheal Ignatieff with find common ground and lead a coalition to Ottawa come May 3th, it seems like Harper with regain a minority government. But this election has been prove that after the catastrophic 2008 legislative campaign that we still stand on guard for Canada, for the ideals, the values that have been past down form generation to generation. And so this election is just the start I guess of a Canadian renaissance. We might be sick and tired of the same old broken politics of Ottawa but instead of giving in to radicalism and nationalism (something that happens commonly when citizens are deceived by the political situation of their country), on May 2nd a new political spectrum will be born. In the end this election has been the nirvana of Jack Layton's political career he has proven throughout the length of this election that form time to time citizens like you and me, without any foreseeing form the so called "pundits" can rise up and change forever the political game. We are the guardians of our democracies, we still stand on guard for thee.

Sky



Omar Khadr we haven't forgotten.