Moderator: Burnaby49
According to my wife (a Brit) the British House of Lords is a pale version of the British House of Lords.Hanslune wrote:Isn't the Canadian Senate a pale version of the British House of Lords?
While I agree with everything you said in that post, in fact I'd go further, you are now ovestepping into political discussion. Explaining the senate's purported function and its role in government in relation to the house of commons is fine. Personal opinions on the ethics or morality of what the senators are actually doing with the institution is a topic for another blog.bmxninja357 wrote:the senate is to be parliaments 'sober second thought' but it has turned into a circus of appointed for life until age 75 do nothings that fleece the taxpayer at every opportunity. they manipulate words in ways that make the average opca believer look like they have a complete grasp of the law. take mike duffy and his not understanding what "primary residence" means for example.
here is the wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_Canada
got a feeling it shant be around much longer.
peace,
ninj
Mike Duffy
My primary residence is located within 100 kilometres from Parliament Hill ... My primary residence is more than 100 kilometres from Parliament Hill - THE GLOBEAND MAIL, 04-Mar-13
sound opca to you?“I said, I don’t believe I owe anything, and besides which, I don’t have $90,000.”
He's an exemplary example to the rest of us Canadians.Patrick Brazeau (born November 11, 1974) is a suspended[1] Canadian senator, who until February 7, 2013, was sitting with the Conservative Party. At the age of 40, he was the youngest member of the Senate. From February 2006 until January 2009 he held the position of national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. Brazeau was expelled from the Conservative caucus following his February 7, 2013, arrest for domestic assault and sexual assault.[2] Brazeau is currently employed as day manager of an Ottawa strip club called the BareFax.[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_BrazeauOn February 7, 2013, scarcely nine days after the Spence incident, Brazeau was arrested for an incident relating to domestic violence.[29][30] He was charged with assault and sexual assault in Gatineau court house the next day. After a short court appearance Brazeau was released on $1000 bail on the condition he not go within 150 metres of the victim's work or home.[31][32] Government Senate Leader Marjory LeBreton later announced that, pending a resolution to Brazeau's legal situation, the Senator will be removed from the Conservative caucus and barred from taking his seat, although the Senator will still be paid his full salary.[33] Brazeau is scheduled to stand trial for sexual assault in March 2015.
April 10, 2014, the day before a trial was to be set, police allege that he was intoxicated and got into an altercation with a woman. They arrested him on new charges of assault, cocaine possession, uttering threats and breach of bail conditions. He has plead not guilty.[34]
In October 13, 2014, Brazeau was charged for intoxicated driving. An officer investigated an unconscious Brazeau as he parked and was seated behind the steering wheel and he detected a strong scent of liquor. Brazeau tested for .16 BAC at the police station.[35] He is officially charged with:violating bail conditions and intoxicated driving. A knife was found in his vehicle, and he was charged with weapons possession violating bail conditions. Brazeau was court ordered to two months of detox rehabilitation as he awaits trial.[36]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_ ... ela_WallinSuspension of Duffy, Wallin and Brazeau
After 2 weeks of debate, on Tuesday November 5, 2013 the Senate voted to suspend Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau without pay and most benefits. The Senators kept their health and dental benefits as well as their life insurance.[70] The Senators were expected to be automatically and fully reinstated with the dissolution of Parliament prior to the 42nd Canadian general election,[71] but due to pending charges against Duffy and Brazeau, certain Senate resources remain unavailable to them.[72]
I'm special. Webhick, our computer guru, decided that it was to be my new face to the world. Since one does not cross Webhick it was out with the old and in with the new. It's actually growing on me and it does reflect, in a glance, my role as the Canadian moderator. My old avatar, Vancouver's coat of arms, was too complex. Simplicity has its virtues in symbols.Dr. Caligari wrote:Burnaby:
I love the new avatar!
First a complaint about bottoms, and now you're running around flashing your beaver for all to see...Burnaby49 wrote:I'm special. Webhick, our computer guru, decided that it was to be my new face to the world. Since one does not cross Webhick it was out with the old and in with the new. It's actually growing on me and it does reflect, in a glance, my role as the Canadian moderator. My old avatar, Vancouver's coat of arms, was too complex. Simplicity has its virtues in symbols.Dr. Caligari wrote:Burnaby:
I love the new avatar!
Posted below is the source image. Note the attractive colour combination. There's a lesson to be learned on why I'm pink. When I was initially made a mod Webhick put my name in bright pink letter, as Arthur's name is now. I was foolish enough to whine about it.grixit wrote:I like it too. But i have a vague memory of "pink squirrel" being the name of some overly complicated cocktail.
