I have yet to hear word one from you about Brigette DePape, the young Senate page who disrupted the Governor General during the throne speech with a dramatic and churlish demonstration.
It doesn't surprise me that the media seems to be going out of its way to avoid having to ask you your opinion on this. It's much easier for them to build this unprofessional imbecile up as some martyr of civil disobedience without exposing her to the yardstick that you set for Parliament.
But if you're so dedicated to transforming Parliament into a place where the people charged by Canadians to keep the wheels of government turning productively and politely, let's hear what you have to say about one of those people turning her back on her responsibilities and in fact disrespecting the institution and mechanisms (the throne speech) of Parliament.
The definition of civility is quite clear. And this page certainly was neither courteous nor polite.
So let's hear it.
We'll wait.
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You know who's disrespectful of Canada's Parliament? The guy who was found in contempt of it, not a 21 year old page who held up a sign.
In a politically-motivated protest, the Harper government interrupted a statement of Canadians delivered by Brigette Depape. In a show of disrespect for democracy, she was removed from Parliament and fired from her job. Stephen Harper is welcome to his own political view, but while in that job he shouldn't disrespect Parliament. See: http://bit.ly/l8Pvfs
Really? That's the best you can do? An "I know you are but what am I?" level statement?
Smoke and mirrors only demonstrates my point further. Thank you for that. :)
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