Partisan Appointments? Surely Not!
Oh those politicians, they're at it again. Chafing, agitating, cat-calling, blaming, and baiting. All in the name of participatory democracy. Aren't we the fortunate beneficiaries? Liberal Michael Ignatieff, recent contender to the leadership of the federal Liberal party is a quick study, he's feeling completely at home with the Liberal party. Here he is, huffing and puffing, a most exemplary hypocrite, accusing the Conservative government of manipulating the court system to reflect the Conservative agenda.
No, why would they want to do that, after all? Could this possibly be an attempt to change the manner in which governments have traditionally made such appointments, in a completely subjective, neutral and honest manner? Shame on those Conservatives. But then, what could you expect otherwise; they're Conservatives. Throw the bastards out, eh?
In Mr. Ignatieff's high-falutin' words: "That, in the opinion of this house, the government is failing to act in accordance with the democratic and open values expected of its office by imposing a narrow minded, socially conservative ideology as reflected in its approach to the judicial appointment process to dramatically increase the influence of right-wing ideology in the judiciary."
The scoundrels. The unadultered, miserable, dastardly scoundrels. Is this the stonehenge-era group we just voted into a minority government? Well then, we'd better vote them back out. Right, Mr. Ignatieff? And then whom do we invite in to take their place at the helm of governance of this benighted country? Oh, you'd opt for the Liberals? Right.
Let's see now, the Liberals; bear with me, I'm trying to jog my faulty grey-headed memory. Oh, here's Lorne Sossin, law professor at the University of Toronto to help me remember: "The Liberals could have difficulty getting on their high horse when it comes to partisanship." Whatever could he mean by that?
Roderick Macdonald, law professor at McGill University in Montreal says it's business as usual in democratic politics: "The fact that someone has previous ties to a political party...should not be a disqualification. The real questions are; Are the people who have been selected competent? And will they do the job asked of them with integrity?" Hmmm.
Gee, my awful memory. I forgot the Liberals and particularly their new leader Stephane Dion had integrity in their personal lock-grip. Oh, and here's Peter Bowal, University of Calgary law professor, saying the judicial selection committees were set up two decades ago in response to rampant Liberal patronage. See? other people don't have my problems with poor memory.
Gotta be able to rely on someone for balance, right?
No, why would they want to do that, after all? Could this possibly be an attempt to change the manner in which governments have traditionally made such appointments, in a completely subjective, neutral and honest manner? Shame on those Conservatives. But then, what could you expect otherwise; they're Conservatives. Throw the bastards out, eh?
In Mr. Ignatieff's high-falutin' words: "That, in the opinion of this house, the government is failing to act in accordance with the democratic and open values expected of its office by imposing a narrow minded, socially conservative ideology as reflected in its approach to the judicial appointment process to dramatically increase the influence of right-wing ideology in the judiciary."
The scoundrels. The unadultered, miserable, dastardly scoundrels. Is this the stonehenge-era group we just voted into a minority government? Well then, we'd better vote them back out. Right, Mr. Ignatieff? And then whom do we invite in to take their place at the helm of governance of this benighted country? Oh, you'd opt for the Liberals? Right.
Let's see now, the Liberals; bear with me, I'm trying to jog my faulty grey-headed memory. Oh, here's Lorne Sossin, law professor at the University of Toronto to help me remember: "The Liberals could have difficulty getting on their high horse when it comes to partisanship." Whatever could he mean by that?
Roderick Macdonald, law professor at McGill University in Montreal says it's business as usual in democratic politics: "The fact that someone has previous ties to a political party...should not be a disqualification. The real questions are; Are the people who have been selected competent? And will they do the job asked of them with integrity?" Hmmm.
Gee, my awful memory. I forgot the Liberals and particularly their new leader Stephane Dion had integrity in their personal lock-grip. Oh, and here's Peter Bowal, University of Calgary law professor, saying the judicial selection committees were set up two decades ago in response to rampant Liberal patronage. See? other people don't have my problems with poor memory.
Gotta be able to rely on someone for balance, right?
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