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the nation (not Nation) in the motion

Wednesday, November 22, 2006


What a feat. Remember last time we talked about this? That whole "distinct society," thing took years of haggling. This time, we got this whole "nation" thing taken care of in mere months.

And remember what Clyde Wells said after Meech Lake? He said that motions "mean dick." Thank (the politically correct) God that questions about nationhood are restricted to motions.

At the whim of a beautiful threesome of bedfellows - Michael Ignatieff, the Bloc, and now Stephen Harper - the business of governing the Nation (not the nation) has successfully been derailed into groovy little ditch where the important nuances of Quebec's present and future take precedence to such meaningless asides as climate change, environmental regulations, pensions, poverty, foreign affairs, urban decline, or international aid and trade.

Now, "Quebeckers" and "Other Canadians" can sleep easy at night. We've finally had the make-up sex we've been waiting for since our constitutional argument in the early 90s and it feels great. All things are perfectly unequal, messy and at once strangely balanced. I wonder what will happen when we all wake up?

posted by James
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

3 Comments:

Blogger With Open Hands said...

Bingo, u hit it. If they get they're nation hoad, indepence go after after. Probably get it. Newfoundland go after it, first nations communities, Alberta. Will be ahole bunch of country's. Manitoba and Sasketwan make are own country also. Support each other rate now, food to everything. Have ahole bunch of different culture's in every province. Metis in Manitoba goes on and on. Love Quebec, don't like us. Girl I meet in Glasgow from Quebec O Canada is not are national anthem. Don't have are flag in on they're parliment I think you where saying. Molson beer they're.
take care
jp
Stephen Harper is on his way to becoming our worst ever prime minister

6:21 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tell us about the craziness in Montreal this weekend!!

11:13 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congrats on the Dion win! Woot!

5:36 p.m.  

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