Mike Duffy's replacement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JLM]

I just watched Joe Ghiz (premier of P.E.I.) being interviewed on C.B.C. T.V. It seem Mr. Ghiz is very concerned about being short on representation when Mr. Duffy leaves. He'd be about as short of representation as what my house is. P.E.I.'s representation according to population should be ONE shared with the Yukon, N.W.T. and Nunavut. What has this guy been smoking or is it his Lebanese upbringing? More guts than a slaughter house!

 

[CDNBear]

How do you pronounce Ghiz?

 

[Goober]

How do you pronounce Ghiz?

Ghiz
Gizz as in sizz

His father was the first ethnic minority to be elected Premier of a Prov in Canada.
He was later appointed to the PEI SCourt.
Died young of cancer if I recall.

 

[CDNBear]

Neat.

 

[Locutus]

How do you pronounce Ghiz?

Ghiz

 

[Goober]

Ghiz
Gizz as in sizz

His father was the first ethnic minority to be elected Premier of a Prov in Canada.
He was later appointed to the PEI SCourt.
Died young of cancer if I recall.

Updated

 

[JLM]

Whoa, hang on - me very stupid, I said Joe Ghiz, I should have said Robert Ghiz the son. Joe died already.

 

[Goober]

Neat.

I could not help myself- it was there- I mean it was right there - and I had to post it.

 

[FiveParadox]

Well, The Honourable Robert Ghiz M.L.A. (Charlottetown-Brighton), the Premier of Prince Edward Island, is quite correct. His province is entitled to four (4) representatives in the Upper House and, with the round of suspensions ordered by Conservative senators, the small province is under-represented in the Senate.

Given that one of the fundamental purposes of the Senate is regional representation, vacancies due to unfilled appointments or suspensions are a serious problem in maintaining appropriate checks and balances on the work of Her Majesty's Government.

 

[CDNBear]

Well, The Honourable Robert Ghiz M.L.A. (Charlottetown-Brighton), the Premier of Prince Edward Island, is quite correct. His province is entitled to four (4) representatives in the Upper House and, with the round of suspensions ordered by Conservative senators, the small province is under-represented in the Senate.

Given that one of the fundamental purposes of the Senate is regional representation, vacancies due to unfilled appointments or suspensions are a serious problem in maintaining appropriate checks and balances on the work of Her Majesty's Government.

I guess they should act accordingly than eh?

 

[taxslave]

Big deal. By PSI standards BC has never had representation in the Senate and not near enough in the house.

Big deal. By PSI standards BC has never had representation in the Senate and not near enough in the house.

That should be PEI standards. Big fingers, small keys.

 

[Liberalman]

Some people wanted Mike Duffy to play Santa this year but he told them he had a no Santa clause in his contract.

 

[JLM]

Well, The Honourable Robert Ghiz M.L.A. (Charlottetown-Brighton), the Premier of Prince Edward Island, is quite correct. His province is entitled to four (4) representatives in the Upper House and, with the round of suspensions ordered by Conservative senators, the small province is under-represented in the Senate.

Given that one of the fundamental purposes of the Senate is regional representation, vacancies due to unfilled appointments or suspensions are a serious problem in maintaining appropriate checks and balances on the work of Her Majesty's Government.

Four Reps in a jurisdiction I could piss across.............F**K. Not impressed!

 

[CDNBear]

Four Reps in a jurisdiction I could piss across.............F**K. Not impressed!

LOL, sometimes I just love your way with words JLM.

 

[pgs]

Well, The Honourable Robert Ghiz M.L.A. (Charlottetown-Brighton), the Premier of Prince Edward Island, is quite correct. His province is entitled to four (4) representatives in the Upper House and, with the round of suspensions ordered by Conservative senators, the small province is under-represented in the Senate.

Given that one of the fundamental purposes of the Senate is regional representation, vacancies due to unfilled appointments or suspensions are a serious problem in maintaining appropriate checks and balances on the work of Her Majesty's Government.

So a piece of property with the acreage and population of Surrey B.C. can hold the whole country hostage . Only a liberal would see this as a good plan .

 

[JLM]

LOL, sometimes I just love your way with words JLM.

Yeah, maybe a little hyperbole!

 

[CDNBear]

Yeah, maybe a little hyperbole!

LOL, I liked it, it made me lol for real. Sort, sweet and to the point.

 

[JLM]

So a piece of property with the acreage and population of Surrey B.C. can hold the whole country hostage . Only a liberal would see this as a good plan .

Probably a population 1/2 or 1/3 that of Surrey...............pathetic ain't it?

 

[CDNBear]

Pandering for the east coast vote?

 

[FiveParadox]

So a piece of property with the acreage and population of Surrey B.C. can hold the whole country hostage . Only a liberal would see this as a good plan .

Absolutely.

Each of the provinces should have to consent when we are making changes to the most fundamental characteristics of our Confederation, and I think that we struck the right balance with the establishment of the amending formulae set out in the Constitution Act, 1982. Unanimous consent of the provinces is not required for all amendments, nor should it be; for the most fundamental changes, however, it is an entirely reasonable requirement. Pursuant to section 41 of the Act, these characteristics include:

• the offices of the Queen, and Her Majesty's federal and provincial representatives;
• the guarantee of each province to at least as many Commons representatives as it has senators;
• the use of English and French for federal purposes;
• the make-up of the Supreme Court of Canada; and
• the formulae for amending the Canadian constitution.