http://www.filibustercartoons.com/ar...hp?id=20050202
notable for the commentary to the right of the actual comic, of the democratic process in Canada.
Prime Minister Martin really wants to see it passed, but a lot of Liberals (not to mention almost all the Conservatives) oppose the legislation. So, in order to ensure it goes through, Martin is going to use his special Prime Minister powers and force all members of cabinet to vote for the legislation or be fired. You see, the PM controls whether or not members of parliament are "allowed" to vote freely or not. And yes, this does make every vote in parliament a largely meaningless charade, and no I don't know why we consider this to be a true democracy.
[ 02-08-2005, 12:56 PM: Message edited by: Morgeruat ]