Canada: In Contempt of Democracy

Yesterday the government of Canada faced a test in front of the public and lost, falling to a confidence vote of 156-145 in what may truly turn out to be known as the supreme coup against democracy of this decade. The justification is weak, the intentions corrupt, and the perpetrators power-hungry modulators who seek only to put themselves in the history books without going through the established processes which had been set down generations prior by far better men on both sides of the political isle. Regardless of excuses, this travesty stands out as one of the heaviest rocks thrown against democratic ideals that the world has experienced in recent years.

(Photo courtesy of CTV.com)

In a pathetic attempt to justify their passage of a "contempt of parliament" bill the three party coalition of center-leftists propped up the fact that one of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's ministers, Bev Oda, had failed to fund the anti-Jewish humanitarian group KAIROS due to concerns over its views. Instead of searching for honest debate, the Liberal and New Democratic parties chose to forge a call for no-confidence on the government, sinking it and forcing a new election for May 2nd, 2011. This all without considerations of one, Oda's logical stance alongside government policy, and two, the need for further debate on whether government funds should be used to back such private entities.

On a basic level, the forceful calls in the interest of change are simply the climax of the leftist desire to seize Canada's Parliament for themselves. Paul Martin's historic defeat in 2006 prevented the Liberals from continuing their grasp for two decades in power, and Stephane Dion's silencing in 2008 proved that Canadians had no desire to side with the pro-environment Quebecer. Now the ambitions of Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and New Democrat Jack Layton have boiled over in a move to throw the democratic results of the last election into the trash.

This trend is dangerous because it veers problematically close to anarchy whenever a party does not posses an absolute majority of seats in the lower house. Like any modern nation, Canada is not without its responsibilities and interests about the world, so parties should think twice before moving to erase history through the methods of political maneuvering that are so easily attained in a parliamentary system.

With countless present threats and a stagnated economy, Canada is as much at risk as its neighbors, and this attempt to avoid the methodological process of transition following an election is wrong and should not be endorsed by anyone. Canadians must give the Conservative Party its additional 20 seats to finally end this deadlock in May and allow Harper to rule without instability for the next four years of government existence.




Michael Veramendi

National Alliance Vice President for Foreign Issues

The Phantom Inferiority Complex: Ron Reagan

Yesterday Ron Reagan, son of the famed America president and stalwart liberal, came out and claimed that his father was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease while he held the reins of the Oval Office, and that the condition affected his ability to make decisions as chief executive. While many sources around the late president have denied this, including his other son Michael, the vicious slurring of his father's legacy simply reaffirms a long since proposed theory about the ardent left-winger: that jealously guides his activism today.

From the start, perhaps the world of his parents was simply too much for Ron's young mind to fathom. As the son of Hollywood stars, he would only have nine years to live before his father swept into the governor's office of California, beginning a political legacy which would last for decades and see him through to a place as one of the most respected world leaders of the 20th Century--and indeed beyond that as well.

Unfortunately, this surge of success and respect was apparently too much for young Ron, and he chose to drop out if Yale University (a more prestigious school than his father's) to pursue a career as a ballet dancer. Throughout the Reagan Presidency, he raised hell for the first couple by appearing on less than flattering entertainment shows and mocking his patriarch's work for the nation and world.

Adding insult to the open wound, Ron made his next concentration be a jump into current events by helping to start Air America, a liberal talk radio channel famous for personalities like Al Franken--and for its bankruptcy in 2004.

Had the younger Reagan's focus been at least on on actual political career, he might still command some respect today, yet his insistence on taking a low road and tearing at his father's legacy only diminishes the potential of his own person.

In fact, despite his sensational disagreement with his father, Reagan Jr. loves to use the family name to benefit himself financially--and to pick up some poor excuses for attention from networks such as MSNBC. As with the latest comment, Ron loves to play as though he knows his father well, yet all reports suggest that he shunned the president and remained distant till the elder man passed away in 2004.

Children may sometimes find the successes of their familiars too much to accept, yet Ron Reagan truly has now valid justifications for his actions. His father's legacy has helped him even while he chooses to drag it through the mud, and that is something no American can be proud of.



Andrew Rimmer

National Alliance Vice President for Communications