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Parliament Prorogued
Some minor personal triumphs I have the pleasure of reporting: I crawled out of my sickbed to jog on the treadmill, took a needle to a vexatious splinter in my thumb, and fit into my old skinny jeans. Victory is mine. \o/
In other news, the Governor General of Canada has, as predicted, prorogued Parliament. This sets a bad precedent for future governments to try to dodge confidence votes through prorogation, but had she chosen not to suspend Parliament, that would have set another bad precedent. Either way, Michaelle Jean didn't have a lot of options, and she picked the safe one: heeding the advice of the sitting Prime Minister.
So now we're plunged back into something like election mode, with all the party propaganda machines plowing full steam ahead, straight into our living rooms. Hoping to win our hearts and minds, but likely to annoy a good number of Canadians. How this plays out is very much up to the feckless Liberal party, who've spent the last two decades tearing each other to shreds. Even now, when their full support for the coalition (at least in public) is crucial, some members broke ranks, suggesting the coalition won't survive the break. The Ignatieff camp has voiced concerns that being part of the coalition cabinet could crush his treasured dreams of leadership. Truly the Liberals have reached new absurd depths of self-destructiveness.
Stephane Dion is not a compelling leader, it's true, but he's only an interim leader. So in the meantime people, you have no excuse - pull it together and win this one!
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I haven't posted about art in... a long time. Here are 'Yellow Cosmos' and 'Growing From the Cracks', by Julian Messer. Art MoCo says that:
I don't know about you guys, but I think they're gorgeous.
In other news, the Governor General of Canada has, as predicted, prorogued Parliament. This sets a bad precedent for future governments to try to dodge confidence votes through prorogation, but had she chosen not to suspend Parliament, that would have set another bad precedent. Either way, Michaelle Jean didn't have a lot of options, and she picked the safe one: heeding the advice of the sitting Prime Minister.
So now we're plunged back into something like election mode, with all the party propaganda machines plowing full steam ahead, straight into our living rooms. Hoping to win our hearts and minds, but likely to annoy a good number of Canadians. How this plays out is very much up to the feckless Liberal party, who've spent the last two decades tearing each other to shreds. Even now, when their full support for the coalition (at least in public) is crucial, some members broke ranks, suggesting the coalition won't survive the break. The Ignatieff camp has voiced concerns that being part of the coalition cabinet could crush his treasured dreams of leadership. Truly the Liberals have reached new absurd depths of self-destructiveness.
Stephane Dion is not a compelling leader, it's true, but he's only an interim leader. So in the meantime people, you have no excuse - pull it together and win this one!
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I haven't posted about art in... a long time. Here are 'Yellow Cosmos' and 'Growing From the Cracks', by Julian Messer. Art MoCo says that:
Lesser works from his imagination to recreate gardens, maps and journeys, using colour as a vehicle for thoughts and emotions. Lesser's expression results in paintings that explode with movement, pattern and flowers, of course. The artist often works with a combination of acrylic, ink and resin on paper mounted on pine.
I don't know about you guys, but I think they're gorgeous.