That is assuming that the NDP, Lib and Bloq triumvirate seizes control of the Federal Government of Canada.
Whether or not the GG Michelle Jean will approve it has been discussed on other threads.
I believe she will.
And at a stroke Canada will cease to be a Democracy by definition.
It will be legal and it will be constitutionally permitted but make no mistake we will cease to be a Democracy.
The definition of a Democracy is as follows.
Quote: online dictionary
“Democracy is a form of government in which power is held by people under a free electoral system.”
Quote: Webster’s
“1 a: government by the people ; especially : rule of the majority b: a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections”
The coalition which will take over Canada's Government is non-elected in a leadership capacity.
They are of course elected politician's but that is not the issue.
Another point is they are suspending elections for the duration of their Governance.
They say that will be 1 1/2 years.
What happens if the extend it to 5 or 10 years?
Duration is not the issue.
Suspension of a Democratically elected Government IS the issue.
The definition of a Democratic Government is as follows:
Quote freepedia.
"Democratic Government is a government elected by the people."
The above will not apply to Canada and unfortunately we will cease to be a Democratic nation.
Will Canada's new Government be defined as seizing power via a coup d'état?
Its arguable.
Quote webanswers.
"Coup d’etat
n., pl. coups d'état or coup d'états .The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons in or previously in positions of authority."
It should be pointed out that in Canada's case it certainly would be a non-violent coup.
It would also be a constitutionally permitted coup d'état as versus a non constitutionally permitted one.
The media is already starting to refer to it as a coup.
L. Ian MacDonald: A very Canadian coup - Full Comment
Does this mean Canada will officially become a Banana Republic.
Ummm... maybe it does.
Future looks bleak for PM, Tories
At least thats how the Post sees it.
What kind of Government would Canada have?
I dunno; how about you pick?
Quote: Alverno college/definitions
"5. Dictatorship
A dictatorship consists of rule by one person or a group of people. Very few dictators admit they are dictators; they almost always claim to be leaders of democracies. The dictator may be one person, such as Castro in Cuba or Hitler in Germany, or a group of people, such as the Communist Party in China.
6. Democratic Republic
Usually, a "democratic republic" is not democratic and is not a republic. A government that officially calls itself a "democratic republic" is usually a dictatorship. Communist dictatorships have been especially prone to use this term. For example, the official name of North Vietnam was "The Democratic Republic of Vietnam." China uses a variant, "The People's Republic of China.""
Avoiding a free leadership election is the defining issue.
And this Bloq, NDP and Liberal triumvirate is going to avoid a leadership election at all costs.
People can argue that we just had an election, that the majority doesn't vote anyway and so on.
Doesn't matter, your either Democratic or your not.
People have criticized the Government of Venezuela led by Hugo Chavez.
The Government of Nicaragua led by Daniel Ortega.
Or perhaps the Government of Russia led by Medveddev.
But guess what?
They were all elected to the position of leadership that they hold.
Canada is about to become a new and different place.
Who knows; perhaps our new Government will decide to nationalize the media.
Create a "new" passport.
Perhaps we need to mobilize our troops into the cities.
Just temporarily, and of course just to insure law and order.
Its a slippery slope.
Trex
Whether or not the GG Michelle Jean will approve it has been discussed on other threads.
I believe she will.
And at a stroke Canada will cease to be a Democracy by definition.
It will be legal and it will be constitutionally permitted but make no mistake we will cease to be a Democracy.
The definition of a Democracy is as follows.
Quote: online dictionary
“Democracy is a form of government in which power is held by people under a free electoral system.”
Quote: Webster’s
“1 a: government by the people ; especially : rule of the majority b: a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections”
The coalition which will take over Canada's Government is non-elected in a leadership capacity.
They are of course elected politician's but that is not the issue.
Another point is they are suspending elections for the duration of their Governance.
They say that will be 1 1/2 years.
What happens if the extend it to 5 or 10 years?
Duration is not the issue.
Suspension of a Democratically elected Government IS the issue.
The definition of a Democratic Government is as follows:
Quote freepedia.
"Democratic Government is a government elected by the people."
The above will not apply to Canada and unfortunately we will cease to be a Democratic nation.
Will Canada's new Government be defined as seizing power via a coup d'état?
Its arguable.
Quote webanswers.
"Coup d’etat
n., pl. coups d'état or coup d'états .The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons in or previously in positions of authority."
It should be pointed out that in Canada's case it certainly would be a non-violent coup.
It would also be a constitutionally permitted coup d'état as versus a non constitutionally permitted one.
The media is already starting to refer to it as a coup.
L. Ian MacDonald: A very Canadian coup - Full Comment
Does this mean Canada will officially become a Banana Republic.
Ummm... maybe it does.
Future looks bleak for PM, Tories
At least thats how the Post sees it.
What kind of Government would Canada have?
I dunno; how about you pick?
Quote: Alverno college/definitions
"5. Dictatorship
A dictatorship consists of rule by one person or a group of people. Very few dictators admit they are dictators; they almost always claim to be leaders of democracies. The dictator may be one person, such as Castro in Cuba or Hitler in Germany, or a group of people, such as the Communist Party in China.
6. Democratic Republic
Usually, a "democratic republic" is not democratic and is not a republic. A government that officially calls itself a "democratic republic" is usually a dictatorship. Communist dictatorships have been especially prone to use this term. For example, the official name of North Vietnam was "The Democratic Republic of Vietnam." China uses a variant, "The People's Republic of China.""
Avoiding a free leadership election is the defining issue.
And this Bloq, NDP and Liberal triumvirate is going to avoid a leadership election at all costs.
People can argue that we just had an election, that the majority doesn't vote anyway and so on.
Doesn't matter, your either Democratic or your not.
People have criticized the Government of Venezuela led by Hugo Chavez.
The Government of Nicaragua led by Daniel Ortega.
Or perhaps the Government of Russia led by Medveddev.
But guess what?
They were all elected to the position of leadership that they hold.
Canada is about to become a new and different place.
Who knows; perhaps our new Government will decide to nationalize the media.
Create a "new" passport.
Perhaps we need to mobilize our troops into the cities.
Just temporarily, and of course just to insure law and order.
Its a slippery slope.
Trex
