Yep KingRat, the new word in every Canadians vocabulary (at least the ones that follow the news) is prorogued. The whole coalition (in Canada) thing is just a silly political trick by the opposition. There are no political leaders here who actually inspire, hence the minority gov’t and low voter turn out during the previous election. At least the new Prez-elect in the U.S. is inspiring. (hence the high voter turn out there)
Thank you founding fathers for having the President and Congress voted in on specific predetermined dates and not when somebody in the government says “I don’t like ‘them’, lets have an election”.
It has it’s pros and cons KingRat. The process can be abused, but Canada doesn’t have to wait 4 years or start an impeachment process to get rid of a leader if enough of the elected house decide to oust him/her.
Hello, a Canadian lurker here. While I’m loving this thread, I’m really curious as to why Sungenis, an American, is pursuing it – is most of his (her?) audience up here (a member of the Commonwealth, after all??)
ChapeauNoir: I went to college in Olean, NY, so I got to familiarize myself with Canadian culture quite a bit during that time. I vacation in Canada periodically, and am quite the Canadaphile. I’m also a politics junkie (in its entirety, not just American). And it’s “his.”
margueritem: It is my objective to send at least one reader each week to a dictionary or Wikipedia. :)
Oh, and for those who haven’t yet seen, the first round of TNAOQV auctions to help my mother recover from her house fire are up at eBay. http://newadventuresofqueenvictoria.com/linda.php
Sorry to hear about your mum’s tragedy Pab. Just a word about the Canadian political process for some here who aren’t grasping the concept, Our Prime Minister is not elected by the country in our federal election. The P.M. is the leader of the party that wins the most seats in the House of Commons. Seeing as there are 4 major parties with 4 different platforms, it sure makes for an interesting political landscape.
Just because the Brits have had better luck with a parliamentary-style legislature than, say, the Italians or French, or lately the Siamese–that doesn’t make the instability introduced by a no-confidence vote a good idea for Canada or anyone else. The fact that Americans have to wait for the next election or to try to impeach the bastard is really a GOOD thing, at least when the two parties are close in policy. When Canada has as much experience with a constitution as the U.S., then they can talk. (And so-called “unwritten constitutions” ala Britland don’t count.)
And Pab, you did indeed send me to the dictionary, a rather rare event except in your strips. Thanks.
pschearer maybe when the politicians that run your country start acting like their constitution actually means something, then maybe you can lecture people about how great your’s is. (which may depend on what exactly the meaning of the word “is” is, iffen ya know what I mean.) Until then your comments about Canada mean diddly squat.
margueritem almost 16 years ago
What is prorogued?
frank1414 almost 16 years ago
Discontinued (as in Congressional sessions), postponed.
KingRat almost 16 years ago
sounds like a reference to Canada’s current issues.
Hugh B. Hayve almost 16 years ago
Yep KingRat, the new word in every Canadians vocabulary (at least the ones that follow the news) is prorogued. The whole coalition (in Canada) thing is just a silly political trick by the opposition. There are no political leaders here who actually inspire, hence the minority gov’t and low voter turn out during the previous election. At least the new Prez-elect in the U.S. is inspiring. (hence the high voter turn out there)
KingRat almost 16 years ago
Thank you founding fathers for having the President and Congress voted in on specific predetermined dates and not when somebody in the government says “I don’t like ‘them’, lets have an election”.
Digital Frog almost 16 years ago
It has it’s pros and cons KingRat. The process can be abused, but Canada doesn’t have to wait 4 years or start an impeachment process to get rid of a leader if enough of the elected house decide to oust him/her.
ChapeauNoir almost 16 years ago
Hello, a Canadian lurker here. While I’m loving this thread, I’m really curious as to why Sungenis, an American, is pursuing it – is most of his (her?) audience up here (a member of the Commonwealth, after all??)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/12/04/harper-jean.html
Pab Sungenis creator almost 16 years ago
ChapeauNoir: I went to college in Olean, NY, so I got to familiarize myself with Canadian culture quite a bit during that time. I vacation in Canada periodically, and am quite the Canadaphile. I’m also a politics junkie (in its entirety, not just American). And it’s “his.”
margueritem: It is my objective to send at least one reader each week to a dictionary or Wikipedia. :)
Pab Sungenis creator almost 16 years ago
Oh, and for those who haven’t yet seen, the first round of TNAOQV auctions to help my mother recover from her house fire are up at eBay. http://newadventuresofqueenvictoria.com/linda.php
Please spread the word.
Hugh B. Hayve almost 16 years ago
Sorry to hear about your mum’s tragedy Pab. Just a word about the Canadian political process for some here who aren’t grasping the concept, Our Prime Minister is not elected by the country in our federal election. The P.M. is the leader of the party that wins the most seats in the House of Commons. Seeing as there are 4 major parties with 4 different platforms, it sure makes for an interesting political landscape.
pschearer Premium Member almost 16 years ago
Just because the Brits have had better luck with a parliamentary-style legislature than, say, the Italians or French, or lately the Siamese–that doesn’t make the instability introduced by a no-confidence vote a good idea for Canada or anyone else. The fact that Americans have to wait for the next election or to try to impeach the bastard is really a GOOD thing, at least when the two parties are close in policy. When Canada has as much experience with a constitution as the U.S., then they can talk. (And so-called “unwritten constitutions” ala Britland don’t count.)
And Pab, you did indeed send me to the dictionary, a rather rare event except in your strips. Thanks.
Hugh B. Hayve almost 16 years ago
pschearer maybe when the politicians that run your country start acting like their constitution actually means something, then maybe you can lecture people about how great your’s is. (which may depend on what exactly the meaning of the word “is” is, iffen ya know what I mean.) Until then your comments about Canada mean diddly squat.
margueritem almost 16 years ago
pabsungenis says: margueritem: It is my objective to send at least one reader each week to a dictionary or Wikipedia. :)
Pab it was 11:45 PM, and I was too lazy, so thanks to Frank1414.
ChapeauNoir almost 16 years ago
Thank you for your response, Pab; we are flattered. So sorry to hear of your mother’s housefire, and loss of her pets.