Is it time to abolish Canada's parliament?

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"Parliament's not working at all. It hasn't been working for a long time." - Joe Clark

So why not finally wind it up?

There are many advantages to abolishing the Canadian legislature (parliament and the senate):

1. Save many tens of millions of dollars a year, over 100 million for MP salaries and expenses alone, (salaries, staff, offices, travel, The Library, … ) Money that could be put towards programs for poorer Canadians.

2. Speed the implementation of bills by allowing smaller committees of only civil servants and ruling party members to hash out policy.

3. Help the PMO and ruling party focus more on policy, less on politics.

4. Free the media (and the public) from having to focus on parliament and the senate.

5. A more effective elimination process for private-member bills and opposition motions not supported by the PMO and the ruling party; they simply never occur.

6. Raise the standard of politics by eliminating the ineffectual debates in parliament and the senate.

7. Allows for fewer active members of the majority party since backbenchers are no longer needed.

8. It frees the government from stall tactics and criticism by the opposition until the next election.

9. Allows the PMO and the ruling party to finally consolidate power allowing more efficient governance.

10. Opposition MPs and senators would be freed to return to a more productive private life.

11. The parliamentary buildings could be put to a more useful role.

Abolishing parliament seems a logical step for our current system, doesn’t it?

[PolyNewbie]

We could elect responsible MP's. There was an article in one of the Canadian pubs a few years ago outlining all the drunk driving and disorderly conduct charges placed against MP's and comparing those to the norms of the population.

There is nothing wrong with the system itself, just the low grade individuals that seem to get elected - but that is who the real power (iknternational bankers) wants in power so that they can be controlled.

They should also be required to read legislation before signing it into law.

Harper would agree with you, except he wants to dissolve the whole country and turn it over to multinational corporations - another banker policitician whose real alliance is with the international bankers, not the people of Canada.

[jdobbin]

Who exactly is the Atlantica party? Are they running candidates? Who operates their website? Do they have a leader? Is it one person who is calling the shots and acting like they are a political party?

I got this much from some research but didn't find out much on who these people are and why they are running anonymous advertorials in this forum.

Mr. Mike Cox, Treasurer & Secretary (Musquodoboit, NS)

Mr. John MacKay (PEI)

Mr. Jonathan Dean, Leader & President (Halifax, NS)

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Who exactly is the Atlantica party? Are they running candidates? Who operates their website? Do they have a leader? Is it one person who is calling the shots and acting like they are a political party?

I got this much from some research but find not on much on who these people are and why they are running anonymous advertorials in this forum.

Mr. Mike Cox, Treasurer & Secretary (Musquodoboit, NS)

Mr. John MacKay (PEI)

Mr. Jonathan Dean, Leader & President (Halifax, NS)

Currently we are a fledgling party. We decided to keep the core policy group small for the start up, we wanted to get a coherent set of policies out there on the web and in print. Now our goal is to increase the size of the Executive, and then start to build a party that will contest provincial elections in the four Atlantic provinces.

We have interest already from people with regards to membership and being candidates. However what we really need right now are a few good people to help join the Executive.

Please contact me anytime.

We are also looking for a few good people.

As to 'advertorials', we are currently posting to quite a few political forums in Canada. Our original post was somewhat shamelessly self promotional but we were on topic and earnestly meant to engage interested forum participants in meaningful debate on issues that are important to all. Currently we aim to just ask tough questions, without direct references to ourselves, because we have something to say and we do want to hear other’s opinions, especially the intelligent people on this forum who obviously have an interest in politics and debate.

As to ‘anonymous’ most of the posting is done by me at the moment,

Jonathan Dean, Leader

Halifax Nova Scotia

You can reach me anytime though the party website (but I won’t mention the link, too promotional)

jd