Tom Flanagan is an American neo-con, and truly has little basis for preaching politics or constitutional matters to Canadians.
Moreover, he has been a close advisor to our unpleasant, personality-disorder Prime Minister.
"But the Governor-General, in her role as protector of Canadian democracy, should ensure the people have that opportunity..."
That statement is simply ignorant of Parliamentary government, as you might expect from an American and from a Harper advisor.
It also is just a re-statement of one of the official Harper talking points given to all Conservative mouthpieces. We've heard it over and over, in one form or another, and there is no factual basis for it. Indeed, quite the opposite.
Democracy spoke during the recent election. Canadians voted 63% against Mr. Harper's party.
Under the Westminster system, our system, once a Parliament has been elected, the people have done their democratic duty.
After the election, members have the freedom to form new alliances or even a coalition. We often see, for example, members crossing the aisle. Such members of course must answer to the people at the following election. Half the parliaments in the world are run by coalitions.
No one "voted for" Harper but the small number of people in his own
riding, and the coalition's assuming power would of course not affect his riding's representation.
So how is democracy affected?
Amazingly uninformed comments from a supposedly educated man.
TOM FLANAGAN, BUSY SPREADING THE ALIEN VIEWS OF AMERICAN NEOCONS ACROSS CANADA
