LESS THAN HALF CANADIANS VOTE ... NOV 30TH, 2013

LESS THAN HALF CANADIANS VOTE  … NOV 30TH, 2013

By

James Bredin

Canadians have no requirement or obligation to vote,

Politicians seem to like it this way so no one rocks the boat,

Add that to first-past-the-post election scheme and take a note,

The combined loosers almost always have many more votes.

Proportional representation is frowned upon by these elites,

They prefer the present system and they want to keep their seats,

No binding referendums, no recall and no real set election dates,

Questions accepted maybe but no real political debates.

The ruling class of gentry in Ottawa feel they need more respect

Unfortunately too often they seem to be politically correct

Which is the reason why we have no death with dignity

Appointees in the Senate till they’re seventy five brilliantly

Nov 30th, 2013

STEPHEN HARPER PLEASE ... NOV 28TH, 2030

Stephen Harper please... Nov 28th, 2013

By

James Bredin

I  wouldn't mind an appointment to the Senate some day soon,

Sit in that scandal-plagued Red Chamber if there is any room,

I don’t need to think, if all I have to do is vote the right way,

Just obey party instructions no matter what the media say.

I could be an extremely good governor general too,

But I am not female, ethnic or CBC but who knew?

I would not make a fuss and abide by all the rules and laws,

Allow you to prorogue parliament and any other flaws.

I would like to stay a long time in one of those positions,

It should be easy because there are not many conditions,

Unfortunately no one in Ottawa or the CBC heard of me,

But that shouldn't make any difference, if you agree.

Nov 28th, 2013

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PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION ... NOV 27TH, 2013

Proportional Representation… NOV 27TH, 2013

By

James Bredin

Why is it so difficult to bring about democratic change?

To impress on those at the top that we are not a little strange,

Soft criminal justice, injection sites and needle exchange places,

It's called political correctness gone wild right in our faces.

Some politicians get there with a small proportion of the vote,

Due to our first-past-the-post system and what that will promote?

When three or more candidates run, the votes are spread all around,

The combined loosers get more votes than the winner so cool clown.

Binding referendums would give us true representation,

They have it in Switzerland and it would end our frustration,

Of pompous politicians who shouldn't even be there,

Who brought us political correctness and now it's our affair.

NOV 27TH, 2013

JAILS FOR PROFIT ... NOV 26TH, 2013

Jails for Profit  … Nov 26th, 2013

By

James Bredin

If the Americans can have jails for profit, why can't we?

Is there some way we could get our politicians to agree?

Why do we call them correctional facilities instead of jails?

Is it our early release system, the good food or our easy bails?

They say that the US jails-for-profit are a lot cheaper than ours,

But such an idea might cause our politicians to cower,

Many Canadian US prisoners want to be transferred here,

There must be something much more to this than there appears.

And is this subject banned and shunned by our politicians?

Is it Trudeau’s Charter that caused these soft conditions?

Without referendums or recall there is nothing can be done,

Can’t have jails for profit and no questions please; so they won.

NOV 26TH, 2013

STOP THESE LITTLE WARS ... NOV 25TH, 2013

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STOP THESE LITTLE WARS … NOV 25TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

A hundred years ago, the British and the Germans started a war,

Even today, no one is quite sure why and what it was all for,

Their royal families were related but that didn’t mean much,

When it came to digging trenches and killing each other and such.

And forty years later we did it again just to get it right,

Hitler was involved in both these wars and was quite uptight,

That was in the last century so let’s leave those wars back there,

Though some folks in the Near East still behave as though they don’t care.

The UN was designed to get a handle on these war-like affairs,

A lot of people sitting around as if the problem was not theirs,

Things sometimes don’t make sense with a mixture of religion and power,

The UN should tell these Near East freaks to come down from their tower.

NOV 25TH, 2013

THE CANADIAN PROBLEM ... NOV 24TH, 2013

THE CANADIAN PROBLEM … NOV 24TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

We see the Canadian problem in a huge big red room,

Full of hand-picked seated appointed aristocrats at noon,

That we can’t change or rearrange because we’re not allowed,

They each have the title of senator so keep your head bowed.

The place cannot be shut down because of the Constitution,

We need a politician who can do it and not cause confusion,

But we are not allowed binding referendums like the Swiss,

And even now, we’re not too sure if senators can be dismissed.

Why are proportional representation and referendums banned?

Then add death-with-dignity and compulsory voting that we should demand,

Democratic elections should be held on June first every fourth year,

Our establishment of course will look at this as very austere.

NOV 24TH, 2013

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CANADIAN APPOINTED SENATE ... NOV 23RD, 2013

CANADIAN APPOINTED SENATE … NOV 23RD, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

A combination of pompous appointees and scandals goleor,

Ottawa aristocrat senators behind the Red Chamber door,

There until they turn seventy five, if you can believe,

Therefore there’s no reason why any of them should feel peeved.

These isolated elites in Ottawa look down on us,

We are merely numbers who seldom vote and never kick up a fuss,

And these Senate aristocrats are always vastly overpaid,

Hang out with the upper class and probably have a maid.

One was entitled to an extra ninety thousand dollar cheque,

What did he do to get that much money; what the heck!

I would like to know where that ninety thousand cheque ended up,

Did some appointed senator get it and was it enough?

SO WE CAN MAKE A CONTRIBUTION ... NOV 22ND, 2013

SO WE COULD MAKE A CONTRIBUTION … NOV 22ND, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Forcing our politicians to listen, can be very rough,

They have their own party agenda and for them, that’s enough,

We need a system written down to initiate a change,

That’s BINDING REFERENDUMS for all and this is not strange.

Switzerland has had it for years but our politicians look away,

They are aristocrats and therefore, don’t have to listen or obey,

So we need a leader, willing to listen and change the Constitution,

And add binding referendums so we can make a contribution.

It’s as though the word REFERENDUM is forbidden where they hang out,

As though it is bad language or swear words so go another route,

The only appointed senators we know, have been let go,

So we have some serious problems and I thought I’d let you know.

Nov 22nd, 2013

NON-VOTING GOATS ... NOV 21ST, 2013

NON-VOTING GOATS … NOV 21ST, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

They want to rearrange the appointed Ottawa Senate fort,

So they are talking to the elite hand-picked Supreme Court,

They refer to the Constitution; not as a rock but as a living tree,

Though these talks, no doubt, may eventually impact you and me.

There’s not much chance that they will delete the Senate completely,

They like to make no big decisions and tiptoe away discretely,

Though this is a big legal stepping stone that they should take,

But our establishment don’t like to rock the boat or even shake.

Appointees don’t make radical decisions that might help us,

No referendums and no proportional representation fuss,

They know that less than half of us even bother to vote,

Therefore we can be treated like a herd of non-voting goats.

NOV 21ST, 2013

PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION BANNED ... NOV 20TH, 2013

PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION BANNED … NOV 20TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Proportional representation should be in every campaign,

Because the established aristocrats have us tied down with their chain,

They know about distorted results, scandals and hand-picked aristocrats,

They know that less than half of us vote and therefore; we’re just brats.

They know we have no death with dignity and they couldn’t care less,

They are on the same side as the hypocrite crowd, so god bless,

We are obliged to listen to their pompous throne speech,

They might prorogue parliament if we don’t listen and you can’t screech.

They avoid proportional representation like the plague,

Politically correct answers to questions and extremely vague,

Is this democracy or dictatorship or should we have to ask?

No real set-date elections, referendums and no one up to the task.

NOV 20TH, 2013