Just watched the Canada-USA soccer game. Overtime, US by one goal at the last minute. The Canadian team pushed the US to the limit and could have won if the gods had been with them, and the ref hadn't called so many Canadian penalties. Gold in my heart, whatever. Go, Japan!
The deomocratic process in canada took another hit the other day when the Conservative government changed the rules regarding the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Previously, the National Energy Board, reviewing all the data, including local views, was to make the decision. Suddenly, its the Cabinet who makes the choice. This means that the pipeline is a certain "go," and the will of the BC folk and the Aboriginal communities aganst it, will be ignored. Slowly, we are becoming an oligarchy, a subsidiary of US interests, with Canadians having virtualy no say in our resource development.
Too hot today to think. Enough for now.
The deomocratic process in canada took another hit the other day when the Conservative government changed the rules regarding the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Previously, the National Energy Board, reviewing all the data, including local views, was to make the decision. Suddenly, its the Cabinet who makes the choice. This means that the pipeline is a certain "go," and the will of the BC folk and the Aboriginal communities aganst it, will be ignored. Slowly, we are becoming an oligarchy, a subsidiary of US interests, with Canadians having virtualy no say in our resource development.
Too hot today to think. Enough for now.
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