FAIR ELECTIONS ACT IS BEING AMENDED

There have been numerous newspaper articles in the last few days including Saturday's Waterloo Region Record titled "Tories bend on fair elections Act". These changes were desperately needed and serve as both a warning and an inspiration within democracies. A majority government in Canada can and does pass whatever undemocratic, malicious legislation they please. Just because citizens screw up royally and give them a majority government doesn't guarantee these parties will behave intelligently, fairly or democratically. Our current government have run roughshod over the Opposition parties and the public for too long. That is the warning. Here is the inspiration. Even in a majority government situation Canadians can effect positive change. The Conservatives under Steven Harper weren't planning on budging an inch on this disgusting lagislation. They wouldn't have despite serious House of Commons opposition either. The Council of Canadians and other groups have been attacking this Bill for months. They suceeded in getting the media riled up and the electorate as well. The Conservatives are stupid yes. but they aren't yet deaf, dumb and blind. Ramming undemocratic legislation through the House which among other things would seriously undermine older Canadians from voting via being vouched for was too much. The inspiration is thusly: Majority governments can and do screw with the public but do so at your peril. The public sat up and took notice and will remember what you tried to get away with at the next election.