I notice that the reviled arch conservative Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper has been returned to power with an outright majority see here .
The natural party of government (or Opposition), the Liberals, have suffered the ignominy of losing Opposition status to the New Democratic Party, a leftist party on the rise.
While I'm no expert on Canadians politics, the parallels with Gillard Labor couldn't be more ominous. As I've stated previously, the days of Labor being able to command a one party government may be over, as they alienate progressives and follow the script of the corporate elites, they're finding out that there'll be other progressive parties out there ready to fill the void.
So if I was Gillard right now, I'd be taking up a crash course in Canadian politics.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
new UN Security Council Members
I notice that the new non permanent UN Security Council Members elected were; South Africa, India, Colombia, Germany and Portugal.
While I have no problem with Germany and Portugal, I can't let the election of the other three pass without comment. South Africa is a nation in complete denial over HIV, whose greatest claim to fame in recent times is propping up the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe. India the "world's largest democracy", continues to be a rogue state in my mind until it signs the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty.
And as for Columbia, a right wing client state of the US that gets its kicks by apparently abducting and killing union leaders.
But at least on the bright side, Canada suffered a humiliating loss in its attempt for a seat. But true to form, that awful PM Stephen Harper perversely tried to blame his political opponents for the loss, but as the Opposition Liberal Party countered "the blame game is a sign of a government that is unwilling to absorb the lessons of defeat".
So to sum up, I'm not expecting too much from the UN Security Council over the next two years, with backroom deals of self interest being the norm. And I expect even less from India - a truly awful place - the most corrupt "democracy" on earth.
While I have no problem with Germany and Portugal, I can't let the election of the other three pass without comment. South Africa is a nation in complete denial over HIV, whose greatest claim to fame in recent times is propping up the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe. India the "world's largest democracy", continues to be a rogue state in my mind until it signs the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty.
And as for Columbia, a right wing client state of the US that gets its kicks by apparently abducting and killing union leaders.
But at least on the bright side, Canada suffered a humiliating loss in its attempt for a seat. But true to form, that awful PM Stephen Harper perversely tried to blame his political opponents for the loss, but as the Opposition Liberal Party countered "the blame game is a sign of a government that is unwilling to absorb the lessons of defeat".
So to sum up, I'm not expecting too much from the UN Security Council over the next two years, with backroom deals of self interest being the norm. And I expect even less from India - a truly awful place - the most corrupt "democracy" on earth.
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