One Week of Emerson

Anyway, since it is the one week anniversary of his betrayal, I thought we could celebrate with a little song parody. This is from BNL’s One Week.
One Week (of Emerson)Sung to the tune of “One Week” by the Barenaked Ladies
VotersIt’s been one week since you looked at meCrossed to the wrong sideand said “So Sorry.”Five [...]

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Like a Star Fallen…

Is this how you are found? Like a star fallen… To the ground.
David Emerson was a man I looked up to, a man who gave up a career in the private sector for the public good. He was a star, representing the best part of service [...]

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Dissent Grows

Today, I awoke feeling a little better, as if someone out there might be listening to the concerns of me and thousands of other offended and betrayed people. It was a good feeling, like I would be able to make a difference, and that I could perhaps bring some accountability back into the government. I’d [...]

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"That was then, this is now."

Cabinets are funny things. They are the backbone of a government, the executive branch fused within the legislative. They are appointed by the PM, and he determines their composition. Here, we see the hilarity come to light. You see, cabinets really are funny things.

The first joke of the Harper cabinet is really a magic [...]

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Campaigns are Campaigns, and Promises were Promises

“Campaigns are campaigns.” This is what John Reynolds, the Conservative Campaign co-chair, has said to justify what he, Mr. Emerson and the Conservative Party have done. This belies a deep flaw within their thinking. Campaigns are the only time that people can hold the government and the political parties accountable for their actions, and take [...]

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When did the thought cross your mind?

Dear Mr. Emerson,
During the course of the campaign, I have had the opportunity to talk to you several times. You were a man I admired and looked up to, a symbol of integrity and what a good politician should be. When I think back over these conversations, I find myself wondering when you began contemplating [...]

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An Open Letter to David Emerson

Dear David Emerson;
I am certain that you have heard all the rhetoric and partisan jibes in an almost never-ending torrent these past several days, so I will keep this brief. You said today that you would have stayed with the Liberals if they had won the election. While this is somewhat disturbing, inasmuch as it [...]

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For Your Viewing Pleasure…

So “Minister” Emerson apparently feels that the Liberal Party can no longer stand up for the Province of British Columbia and for Canada effectively… funny thing considering only weeks ago he was saying things like “Paul Martin is standing up to the Americans to get the right deal for BC on softwood lumber” and such [...]

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What has Mr. Emerson done?

It has taken less than two weeks for the Conservative government to prove that they will play dirtier than the Liberals ever did. There is some fundamental flaw in the thinking of the Conservative party, especially its leader, which has allowed them to make such a fundamental error in judgment. Some party faithful claim that [...]

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