Canada is a 'feudal system' disguised as a democracy. Since 1931 we’ve been 'governed' by cozy deals brokered between politicians running amok. Canada is bereft of a constitution & we have little effective control over government, its abuses and its waste. To become a real country, we must become a nation of united inhabitants who understand it is we who are the masters, and the politicians and bureaucrats are the servants. Until then we’re nothing more than a 21st century feudal society and modern-day feudal serfs. This blog will remain largely Canadian-focused. For international issues visit http://www.modernfeudalserf.org.

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Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Is AdScam a Temporary Blip?


Or a beginning for a better political structure in Canada?


Aren’t the polls amazing? By rights the Liberal party and government should have remained in a free fall till they went ‘SPLAT’ at the bottom. But that doesn’t seem to be the case as they trail a scant five percent behind the Tories! That’s even more amazing!

Scene of the Crime

If you were a business owner, and your office manager and/or accountant had been skimming the bank account over several years, what would you do? It seems reasonable to assume that most business owners would have that individual or individuals investigated, charged and dealt with forthwith …and would then hire a new manager and/or accountant.

By contrast, it would be totally illogical (dare I say stupid?) to renew the employment contract or contracts of those individuals for yet another term – particularly with no additional checks & balances in place to prevent further fraud. By renewing their employment you would be setting a ‘precedent’ (on the basis of presumption) that the individual or individuals involved have your unspoken ‘permission’ to continue embezzling your business!

Yet the latter of those two scenarios appears to represent the minds of about 31% of Canadians (where AdScam is concerned) according to a recent poll! One must wonder under what possible circumstances a third of Canadians find themselves willing to overlook or turn a blind eye to the obvious dishonesty, criminality, deceit, arrogance and self-indulgence of a group of people who pompously consider (and espouse) themselves to be the “Natural Governing Party of Canada”! Amazing!

Was everyone in the party or government involved? Of course not! However (contrary to some excusist types) “a few rogue individuals” would not be capable of orchestrating, carrying on and concealing their activities so well (over such a long period of time) without help from some very influential players. Period. Between testimony and confessions, the Gomery Inquiry has already established that the crimes DID occur. Furthermore it has established that the cadre responsible were Liberal insiders and intimate supporters.

Therefore we know the general ‘WHO’ is the group who have had the reigns of power and therefore the ability to abuse that trust. The specific ‘WHOs’ are secondary to the big picture because the methodology of the larger body is evident. It therefore follows that what work the Gomery Inquiry has remaining, including Justice Gomery’s final report, will not exonerate either the Liberal Party or Liberal government …it will simply identify specific individuals, timelines and scenarios and then make recommendations.

AdScam makes it obvious that the custodians of the Canadian trust have far too much ability to hide their activities and feel far too unaccountable for their actions. That is a huge problem! It’s particularly a problem because it clearly illustrates that ‘government’ considers itself beyond accountability and/or scrutiny. It regards the citizens of Canada as inferior in status to itself, and essentially says to us that we should just “pay up and shut up” …that what government does “behind closed doors” is none of our business. I beg to differ …it is ENTIRELY our business and entirely within our legitimate rights to know what government is doing in our name and with our resources.

The AdScam fraud and embezzlement scandal has exposed the shambles of Canadian governmental structure relative to its relationship to the country as a whole. It’s been said that “this is not a national crisis, it’s a Liberal crisis”. Once again, I beg to differ! Yes, it’s a Liberal crisis …as they panic over their looming loss of power. Anyone who thinks the Liberals are even remotely concerned about the national implications is naive in the extreme! The scandal is (most importantly) a ‘national crisis’ …because it places a huge spotlight on the urgent need for a complete overhaul of how government is structured, how it operates and who it accounts to in Canada.

Restructuring may seem like a large, if not impossible, task. Yes it is large, but by no means impossible. The most difficult challenge Canadians face is that of taking ‘collective’ action. We’re so divided by regions, along multi-cultural lines, and by fear that’s spread by politicians who have no answers or ideas that acting in unison is problematic. A further problem is that we are also very confused about how this ‘country came to be’ and are rarely students of our own history. For that reason Canadians, in general, think or assume we have a constitution …after all, didn’t Trudeau patriate it? …And isn’t there the Constitution Act?

To be clear …the Constitution Act was simply a piece of paper passed by politicians who voted themselves into ‘governance’ …nothing more. A “constitution” by proper definition is:
A CHARTER OF GOVERNMENT DERIVING
ITS WHOLE AUTHORITY FROM THE GOVERNED
(Black’s Law Dictionary, 6th Edition)
Here is a challenge for you: If you can, find the date in Canada’s history when the people assembled to draft and then democratically ratify a constitution define how government shall be structured and how it shall behave and operate in Canada. (See definition above)

For those of you who are too busy to do that research because you have so much on your plate just trying to supply enough after-tax dollars to keep your family sheltered and fed, the answer is: There NEVER WAS SUCH A DATE IN CANADIAN HISTORY ...EVER. Anything ever passed off as a “constitution” in Canada is a worthless document created by politicians to serve their own interests and secure their own influence …nothing more. That amounts to an ‘edict’ – not a “constitution” – and once again represents the very ‘feudal’ system we mistakenly call a “democracy”.

So now that we know what is wrong, we also know what to fix. Thank you to AdScam, the Gomery Inquiry and very particularly to Auditor General Sheila Fraser, we have now been well educated regarding the levels and mechanisms of deceit, dishonesty, fraud and abuse that occur when government is not wearing a ‘leash’ crafted, drafted, agreed to and enforced by the people.

With all of this in mind, we are now in a position to write a truly great constitution, free of the gullibility and naivetĂ© that existed in the past when politicians were assumed to be honourable people with the nation’s best interests at heart …now we know better!

OK …Who’s got a pen and paper?
Let’s get busy, we have a country to rebuild …the right way!!

Til next time
The Serf

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