Have we lost our way? Monday, February 21, 2022

 

 

O CANADA – MY COUNTRY

O Canada – my country, … our lonely times now rise;

Your sons’ and daughters’ braying while the hymn we sang now dies.

Our love so true – our faith in you, now seemingly eshewing,

While mourners gaze on fallen grace, the outcome so despairing.

Why O God? God? God? …The wasting loft of sails?  

All valours lost in fog so thick, while broken Beauty fails?

 

O Beauty – my country! Rise up amid the swells! 

Rise up – for you the sails still set – in holds some hope still dwells;

For you, a child and dreamers dream; … for you, now all are longing.

For you, they search – the mindless ones – their bartered hearts a’burning.

O Beauty! O Canada! Cruel words upon your stone – some twist of fate, some horror stark: “By cold hearts, now alone!”

My Beauty cannot linger: her love’s a cold embrace. 

My country cannot feel the pain that through her vessels race. 

Beneath cold waters deep and dark, her final berth unsung, while faithful bell that always tolls, decries a death so young.

Despair, you sons!, … And daughters, wail! … you captains, live with shame!

Or is this just a nightmare’s flash with morning yet to come?

Jim Davis 2022

Citizen of Canada

 

 

The Canadian Prime Minister, without any reported explanation,  and his sitting members of the Liberal Party, did not make any publicized effort, despite a bipartisan effort requested by the two other major federal parties, to recognize, meet, hear, respect, discuss, and negotiate in a reasoned and required effort to end sanctions that specifically targeted only unvaccinated international truck drivers – many who had worked tirelessly to maintain supply chain management through two consecutive years of the COVID 19 pandemic.

The Prime Minister, bolstered by unanimous support of his Liberal party and then the NDP, unlawfully invoked the Emergencies Act without having made every reasonable effort first to address the Parliament Hill blockade, as specifically required by the EA precondition to implementation.

Concurrent international border crossing blockades were largely resolved using existing laws, regulations, AND police services, calling into question the serious overreach that permitted seizure of property, threats of such seizure, and the implementation of mandatory conscripted service without reasonable judicial oversight.

Precedent has now been established that could permit future gratuitous invocation of the EA by any government that does not approve of nor wish to discuss and resolve fundamental rights and reasonable grievances across a broad spectrum of issues.

The very significant financial underpinning of mainstream media organizations, combined with disturbingly partisan reporting and commentary, have harmed media credibility and public oversight crucial to democracy.

Just two days, following the required approval of parliament for its enactment, the EA was revoked without adequate and specific explanation or justification.

The PM and his Liberal government SHOULD BE immediately and publicly committed to an impartial, detailed, and fully transparent parliamentary inquiry,  as required by any invocation of the EA.  Time will soon witness the diligence and veracity of such an inquiry under just such an arrogant,  brazen, and callous government.

Jim Davis 2022

Citizen of Canada

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