I am writing to express my utter dismay at the lack of public discussion over the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act (FIPA). The old problem is that the Canadian mentality is still encumbered by colonialism: first Britain, then the USA, next China. The other problem pertains to the nature of Harper’s rule. If we look to Karl Popper writing on Plato, Canadians should be asking themselves the question: “What if it is the will of the people that they should not rule, but a tyrant instead?” But Canadians are not fond of asking difficult questions. That includes Cabinet, Conservatives and many Parliamentarians.
Parliament is broken because there is no leadership respect
for it as an institution in the light of prorogations and multiple omnibus
bills and the dismantling of party subsidies. There is no longer any responsibility
at the national level; we have a mania for free trade where accountability and
vital matters are withheld from the public. With FIPA the Government of Harper
betrays our sovereignty and our national interests as Canadians genuflect
towards China, with little reciprocity and openness. Parliament amounts now to a cult of
irresponsibility, and you Mr. Moore have contributed this crisis, as you,
yourself, have had a heavy hand in hacking away at our treasured institutions.
As Minister of Heritage you have also tried to reconstruct
Canadian values and “dignity” on the paradigm of one war – that of 1812, 200 years
on. But time moves on, Mr. Moore. Generations from now, historians will wonder
what happened to Canada, and they will compare this period with the Napoleonic
era (which includes that other war of 1812), where the friends of liberty were
suppressed by “leadership” – and by a public that just did not take the time to
care. Congratulations, Mr. Moore, you now belong to a government of non- citizens. It also sounds a bit like China, to me. Well done![1]
Joerge Dyrkton
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