First World Problems

Yes, we have a suspended Parliament, and a government that may fall on January 27th. Still, when put in perspective, these are definitely first world problems.

(Except for the notion that one measure proposed by the Conservative Gov't was to prevent women pursuing pay equity recourse to the Human Rights Coalition - doing so by making pay equity a parliamentary matter.)

To put our political "crisis" into context, let's take a look at recent news around the globe:

Acid attacks by men on women are a common thing. Exerpt: "Since 1994, Ms. Bukhari has documented 7,800 cases of women who were deliberately burned, scalded or subjected to acid attacks, just in the Islamabad area. In only 2 percent of those cases was anyone convicted. " That's just under 2 attacks per day, every day, since 1994, in just one city.

The CDN military may have been ordered to ignore cases of childhood sexual abuse. Exerpt: "Whispers of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by Afghan soldiers against young boys have been commonly heard among Canadian troops, with many referring to such incidents as "man love Thursdays."" Chances are, if there's a saying for it, it happens.

Survey Results! We're Not Prorogued!

So, here are the results! 30 respondents in total. Thanks All!

1. Do you support the Liberal-NDP-Bloc coalition?

Yes - 50%
No - 50%

I can't believe this was an exact tie.

2. If you voted no, what are your reasons for not supporting the coalition?

Stephane Dion / Jack Layton / Gilles Duceppe: 7 of 14 who answered the q.
Coalition has no mandate from CDN Voters: 11 of 14
The presence of the Bloc: 8 of 14
The presence of the Liberals: 1
The presence of the NDP: 3
The presence of any three of the parties: 3

Best Other for Q2 (2 comments): "Conservative have not had time to prepare a budget."

3. If you voted yes, what are your reasons for supporting the coalition?

Conservatives no longer have the mandate to govern: 5 of 13
Conservatives didn't cooperate in Parliament: 11 of 13
Coalitions work in other countries - why not ours?: 3 of 13
Anything must be better than this: 5 of 13
Stephen Harper: 8 of 13

Best Other for Q3 (out of 5): "Why not? This could be interesting!"

4. The Top 3 Additional Comments:

3: "It's a little embarrassing when the incoming US government is more liberal than the party in power in Canada."
2: "The Harper government is working on plans for economic stimulus give him time. WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE>>>>>>>>>The 3 stooges????"

... and what I believe is the best comment...

"Regardless what happens, the sun will rise, the sun will set and in ten years this whole situation will be an interesting historical event from which future politicians, political theorists, historians and all Canadians (and maybe even some other countries) can learn.........something!"

Coalition Survey - A Simple Yes / No

Located here.

*** New: The survey site doesn't allow me to share the results right away, but I will post results here on Friday. ***


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