The Dregs of Racism

The Prime Minister has gone out of his way to be objective and fair to all of Canada's political parties on a range of different issues. In his first session of Parliament instead of whipping his party into voting against the reinstatement of Peter Milliken as Speaker of the House. The vote is by a wide margin in favor that the tying breaking vote on a non-confidence issue, has been delivered unto the liberals in the spirit of impartiality and recognition of merit. On the subject ethics and integrity the PM vigorously persuade that grand old new democrat Ed Broadbent, because he was the best choice for the job, and would immediately restore lost credibility back to that office. Unfortunately he was unable to except the offer due to his wife's health. On the issue of appointing a vacant Supreme Court Justice, Harper again demonstrated his democratic fairness by allowing a chance to question Justice Marshall Rothstein before an all- party committee for the scrutiny of suitability for appointment. Most recently the Opposition parties, instead of showing good faith in a Government trying to bring a measure of non partisan cooperation to the table, they embarked on a shameful personal inquisition into Mr. Harper’s business accomplished nominee for Appointments Commissioner Gwyn Morgan. In a travesty of justice to all Canadians they degenerated into nothing more than a demonstration of overtly vicious, petty, partisan politics. The same Opposition who always seek to appeal to the lowest common repulsion of social behavior… The dregs of racism. Unsubstantiated accusations with no real basis in reality, quotations taken out of context to distort the spirit of the truth. It is painfully clear that the opposition has no intention to work with the minority government of the day, for having been shown the example of good faith and support of the individual of the most outstanding merit, experience and qualifications, no matter which party they owe their political stripe to, the opposition will still not turn themselves from their pitiful, selfish, political subterfuge. “The whole purpose or the exercise was to “assure Canadians that Government appointments rewards merit while respecting the values of fairness and openness” in other words the new commission not only had to be non-partisan, it had to appear to be so.” If the appearance of non-partisan politics (as recounted in the examples above) counts for having no merit nor respecting the values of fairness and openness, then how can it matter that any nominee have the credibility of these same attributes? One thing is certain, the Opposition will not abide by the same rules of a level playing field in any case!