CANADIAN DISAPPOINTED SENATE ... MAR 12TH, 2014

CANADIAN DISAPPOINTED SENATE … MAR 12TH, 2014

by

James Bredin

It’s not our appointed Senate that is at fault; it’s us,

We have allowed their delusions of grandeur without a fuss,

And less than half of us bother to vote in any election,

All these little details may indeed have a connection.

There is no doubt about it but Canada needs to change,

Unfortunately our appointed senators and elites refuse to arrange,

Conspiracies for cushy jobs until they are seventy five,

You only have to sit back in a nice soft red chair to survive.

Elite travelling aristocrats seldom if ever seen,

We don’t know who they are or much about them which is obscene,

Canadians should have a binding referendum once a year,

Compulsory attendance of a five dollar fine; is that clear?

March 12th, 2014

ACCESS TO INFORMATION .. DEC 24TH, 2010

Access to Information

By

James Bredin

Big Brother federal politicians want to hide a lot of their stuff,

They feel that their constituents already know enough,

They are committed to their party line no matter what,

So if it’s not in the party agenda it’s not worth a lot.

And the Access To Information Act is a complete farce,

Though the information that politicians have is very sparse,

No binding referendums or recalls are ever allowed,

You can’t change things or vote for a senator so feel proud.

Proportional representation is banned for first-past-the-post,

Though combined opposition can have more votes to count but can't boast,

This is the reason why less than half Canadians vote,

Something wrong with the system while those in first-past-the-post gloat.

Dec 24th, 2010

COMPULSORY VOTING FOR YOU ... MAR 8TH, 2014

Compulsory Voting for You … Mar 8th, 2014

By

James Bredin

Compulsory voting and binding referendums should be allowed,

Then our party politicians could really feel proud,

Because then the system would tell them what our people need,

And this should not be a problem when we are all agreed.

But we can’t have medically assisted death so just don’t die,

Don’t phone up your MP because he/she doesn’t know why,

Our pompous parole boards are very busy setting cons free,

Media moguls don’t tell us or ask us if we agree.

 If we could recall stupid politicians, it might help a bit,

But the Ottawa aristocrats would surely throw a fit,

And our appointed senators are there till they’re seventy five,

That means they’ll be there and you or I may not even be alive.

Mar 8th, 2014

OIL TANKER TRAINS... MAR 6TH, 2014

OIL TANKER TRAINS ... MAR 6TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

It’s obvious we have a problem with large oil tanks on trains,

That either leak or explode if the train come off the tracks in flames,

These trains should be rerouted away from cities and towns,

So that our people and communities can feel safer all around.

It seems that the elites are in discussion but they don’t know what to do,

Can’t reroute these train lines because people won’t let them through,

And my idea may or may not have been already discussed,

Though some of them may look at this idea with disgust.

Build an oil pipeline immediately beside the railroad tracks,

They already have the property, the measurements and the facts,

This idea may have been discussed already but I don’t know,

I haven’t read it anywhere and it may cost a lot of dough.

Mar 6th, 2014

WHEN WILL SUMMER ARRIVE ? ... MARCH 5TH, 2014

WHEN WILL SUMMER ARRIVE? … MAR 5TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

This winter has been a combination of white snow and black ice,

Then add extremely low temperatures where nothing is nice,

Then add stupid politicians that never know what to do,

But they are obedient party politicians, tried and true.

We are in March now and nothing including weather has changed,

Has our weather and whole climate gone strange and deranged?

Will a nice mild Spring or a warm Summer ever arrive?

Can this winter weather get worse and can we survive?

It looks like the Arctic has moved into our nice quiet street,

No one can remember the last time we had nice warm heat,

With white snow piled here and there and only white roofs,

No one can remember this before and this is the cold truth.

March 5th, 2014

THEY NEVER HAVE A DOUBT ... MAR 3RD, 2014

THEY NEVER HAVE A DOUBT … MAR 3RD, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Our politicians are very busy going here and going there,

To meetings and giving the illusion that they really care,

But no medically assisted death so we could die in pain,

Did the Supreme Court treat Sue Rodriguez with disdain?

But we have Pierre Trudeau’s Charter so we must be all right,

And all those appointed senators are an elegant sight,

Seated in a huge red room till they are each seventy five,

It’s possible that by then, you or I may not be alive.

And those appointees can’t have medically assisted death,

They too could die in pain but this is something they’ve been told to forget?

Then add the Senate scandals and try to figure it all out,

And why is it that these appointed elites never have a doubt?

Mar 3rd, 2014

A NATIONAL REFERENDUM ... MARCH 1ST, 2014

A NATIONAL REFERENDUM…. March 1st, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

If we had a national referendum; what would it be about?

Medically assisted death or politicians we could route?

But referendums and recall are banned in this great land,

Where less than half of us vote and we think that this is grand.

Because compulsory voting is not politically correct,

The Ottawa aristocrats feel this might show disrespect,

And party politicians can’t think beyond their own party rules,

They have to wait for the party orders like obedient mules.

And would medically assisted death fit into this situation?

Would the religious crowd say we are headed for damnation?

When is the next election or does anyone really know?

How long do we have to watch this Ottawa no-change floor show?

March 1st, 2014