Monarchy Trumps Democracy: Canadian PM Harper's Unelected Senate Rejects Passed Climate Bill

[Nathanael]

In a move that has generated serious uproar in the Canadian government, the Conservative dominated Senate has defeated a climate change bill that was passed in the House of Commons by holding a snap vote while several Senators were away.

The move is shocking on several fronts. Firstly, the vote took place while 15 Liberal Senators were away from the capital. The vote to defeat the Climate Change Accountability Act passed by a margin of 43-32. Even more shocking is the fact that the unelected body of officials known as the Canadian Senate overturned a bill that was passed by the House of Commons -- government officials elected by the Canadian people.

Jack Layton, the leader of Canada's third party, the New Democratic Party, called the vote, "One of the most undemocratic acts that we have ever seen in the Parliament of Canada."

Link: http://www.energyboom.com/policy/monarchy-trumps-democracy-canadian-prime-minister-harpers-unelected-senate-rejects-passed-cli

[glinda]

1. Serious organizing to rid Harper from the office and to restore proper procedure in Ca.

should be a massive movement in Ca. right now.
Complacency will take you to where the USA is right now.

[joshcryer]

2. No shit, they are looking to *double* tar sand exploitation.

[Nihil]

3. I'm surprised that this was legal

I thought that there had to be a "pairing off" of absentees from
opposing parties precisely to prevent this sort of crooked behaviour?
:wtf: