Garden of Daisies

“Canadian” Politics

August 22nd, 2007

Has anyone else started to become increasingly afraid of the turns for American our country is taking? Years ago (let’s say 7) like many Canadians I had a completely neutral-leaning-toward-favourable view of America. Then gradually leading up to about 3 years ago I became rather fervantly disgusted by America. And now the last year or so, I am afraid. Because I am Canadian and my country is leaning closer and closer in the direction of all that which disgusts me about America.

There was a big summit up here recently. I don’t know a lot about what it was about, to be completely honest. I know it involved Bush, Harper, and the President of Mexico, and I know that the storms in Mexico were threatening to cut it short. And I know that it involved economics and that the public was not allowed to witness it.

What I have been learning more about is the protests that took place, and the shockingly uncanadian results. According to CBC thousands of protestors were present. Harper, however, was quoted as claiming it was more like 500, and said it was “sad”. Belittling democratic action much?

Now according to Matt Good’s site there are allegations that the police actually infiltrated the protesters to incite violence. Brilliant. Proud to be Canadian on a day like today.

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