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It's not like there is much we can do about it :(
by bcj 11y ago
It's not like there is much we can do about it :(
- spiritplumber 11y agoWrite your MPs? How do referenda work in Canada?
- bcj 11y agoI may, but the Canadian political landscape right now is one where the ruling party has a majority so they can push through pretty much any bill they want. Also the party has pretty much discouraged MPs from expressing any opinions counter to the party line.
- collyw 11y agoI did that at the proposed copyright extension in the UK a few years ago. The reply from my local MP was along the lines of "our party believes this" (that the copyright extension was justified), and you are in our constituency. I replied explaining that I believed representative democracy was supposed to work the opposite way and they were supposed to represent me. I doubt very much if that made a difference.
- nfoz 11y agoA lot more in Canada than the US. Write to your MP, and encourage others to do the same. Relate this to C-51 or whatever that horrible security bill is that everyone's protesting.
- Scoundreller 11y agoDespite my MP being a member of the party in power, they take direction from the Prime Minister's Office, not the constituents.
- bcj 11y agoHey, that sounds like my MP (and anyone else with a conservative MP)
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- im3w1l 11y agoTell your friends that it is happening. Knowing that there is a battle is half the battle.