Budget implementation bill C-38 changed or outright eliminated so many environmental laws that Elizabeth May called it the Environmental Destruction Act. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2012/05/10/Bill-C38/ But it was hardly just the environmental measures that were onerous. The kitchen sink approach to everything the Conservatives wanted but knew wouldnt be arguable on its own as a separate law being stuck in the bill bloated it to well over 400 pages. rabble.ca/news/2012/06/ten-reasons-oppose-conservatives-bill-c-38 Conservatives stifled debate and cut it short despite the size and scope of the bill, which was flat out undemocratic on the face of it to add insult to injury. The insertion of a single change to environmental legislation in the 2005 budget bill so enraged Stephen Harper as leader of the opposition that he threatened to bring down the government. Confronted by a mere 20 page bill, he said “Mr. Speaker, I would argue that the subject matter of the bill is so diverse that a single vote on the content would put members in conflict with their own principles. Second, in the interest of democracy I ask: How can members represent their constituents on these various areas when they are forced to vote in a block on such legislation and on such concerns? It didnt take long at all before he tabled changes to seventy pieces of legislation all at once in massive tomes hundreds of pages long, though, because in his mind, its only unfair when others do it, but he should be free to do as he likes. fullcomment.nationalpost/2012/04/30/andrew-coyne-bill-c-38-shows-us-how-far-parliament-has-fallen/ It seemed pretty much anything could be squeezed into an omnibus bill to be forced down Canadas throat all at once. cbc.ca/news/politics/15-ways-to-use-a-450-page-federal-budget-bill-1.1131127 Leading Rick Mercer to remind us how insane that was. https://youtube/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uC8YXKLoIdw Who decided on this blatantly undemocratic approach? Fossil fuel companies, who lobbied Harper to do exactly what he did, and he did as he was told to serve them, not us. o.canada/technology/environment/blog-stephen-harpers-omnibus-strategy-to-overhaul-green-laws-was-proposed-by-oil-industry-says-records Prime Ministers now apparently have the power to make decisions that limit or negate Parliaments role as a guardian for accountability in our democratic system. fullcomment.nationalpost/2012/05/03/john-ivison-how-stephen-harper-learned-to-love-omnibus-bills/ In the last Federal election, I was naive enough to think that this was as bad as the Harper impact on Canada could get: compellingcomics.justsomeguy/ Boy, was I wrong. Now all I want is opportunity to dedicate myself full time for a couple of months to trying to bring his regime to an end while theres still bits of Canada I find recognizable. Can you spare a buck towards unleashing me on them? gofundme/j02yio
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