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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

MAYBE SACRED STUFF ... DEC 31ST, 2013

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MAYBE SACRED STUFF … DEC 31ST, 2013
BY
JAMES BREDIN

We seem to have a huge Senate problem that we can't rearrange,
Secretly selected appointees are not considered strange,
There till they die or eventually turn seventy five years,
Canadians have to wait for this to happen without any fears.



And to recognize that this is a problem, is considered a flaw,
Might cause many long-time old Senate appointees to drop a jaw,
The whole place is considered sort of sacred so can't be changed,
Absolutely nothing in the Senate can be rearranged.



The occasional Senate scandal doesn't seem to rock the boat,
No faults and no rumours though some appointees may take note,
But three were removed for fooling with their dollar files,
Though no criminal charges mentioned or criminal trials.

Dec 31st, 2013

Sunday, December 29, 2013

APPOINTED CANADIAN SENATE ... DEC 29TH, 2013

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Appointed Canadian Senate …DEC 29TH, 2013
By
James Bredin

A system of pompous imbedded patronage imposed alive,
Appointed senators get to stay till they're seventy five,
In a huge Ottawa Red Chamber where no one is elected,
Where we can’t find fault and scandal types may get protected.



I would like to feel pleased about our Ottawa setup but I’m not,
That Red Chamber full of appointees, in case you forgot,
Blatant lifetime form of welfare for friends in very high places,
Appointed by their friends and we may not even know their faces.



The arrogance of this system has to be accepted,
The occasional scandal has therefore to be expected,
The Constitution can’t be changed because they could loose their jobs,
And Canadians have to accept this like a punch in the gob.

DEC 29TH, 2013

Saturday, December 28, 2013

THE RED CHAMBER ... DEC 28TH, 2013

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THE RED CHAMBER … DEC 28TH, 2013
BY
JAMES BREDIN

Canada has a Red Chamber full of appointees that we can’t change,
They are there until they are seventy five though this may seem strange,
Blatant ivy league welfare system that can’t be touched by us,
And as far as Canadians can remember; it was ever thus.



How these aristocrats become eligible is unknown,
That question is usually answered with a quiet groan,
It’s like binding referendums or death-with-dignity,
And no answer for forbidden questions instantly.


Party members accept this so there is no need to scream,
And media moguls never make it an issue so it stays hidden,
The reason you don’t know anything, is because its forbidden.

Dec 28th, 2013

Friday, December 27, 2013

APPOINTED CANADIAN SENATE ... DEC 27TH, 2013

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Appointed Canadian Senate …Dec 27th,  2013
By
James Bredin

A system of pompous patronage imposed on us, from above,
And it is this appointment system we are expected to love,
Senators in the huge Red Chamber until they are seventy five,
By the time they retire, you or I may not even be alive.



And we can’t change the system because it’s in the Constitution,
If we could elect these senators, it would be our solution,
And maybe then they would have to justify their existence,
And we could then rely on their political assistance.



The present system of scandals and appointments can’t make sense,
A political scandal is not treated as a criminal offence,
And appointments are not justified as to why they were made,
A high class position till they’re seventy five and very well paid.

DEC 27TH, 2013

Saturday, December 21, 2013

WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED? ... DEC 21ST, 2013

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WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED?  … DEC 21ST, 2013
BY
JAMES BREDIN



I never thought I would see our Supreme Court being normal,
Dressed up in their fancy red gowns and looking extremely formal,
Since they told Sue Rodriguez with Lou Gehrig’s disease, to die,
Maybe it’s possible we’ll get death-with-dignity and know why.




Or is there more to this hooker decision than meets the eye?
Will we need municipal brothel inspectors and know why?
And should we have price control for what these ladies sell?
And should that be cash or credit card or would someone tell?




And should hookers have a union for their official trade?
Do our religious priestly activists all feel betrayed?
Is there a roomful of politicians writing new rules somewhere?
Maybe the number of hookers in a brothel or is this not fair?


DEC 21ST, 2013

Friday, December 20, 2013

BACK THEN ... DEC 20TH, 2013

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BACK THEN … DEC 20TH, 2013
BY
JAMES BREDIN

My old buddies from the sixties have all moved far away,
To some small Ontario towns where they are happy to stay,
They have been replaced by immigrants from everywhere in the world,
Quite a radical social change though no one seems too disturbed.



I worked hard in the sixties, day and night in Toronto’s Don Mills,
Drove an old big rust-bucket car and could hardly pay my bills,
Only the elite had snow tires back then and only on the back,
But we had tire studs for a while which kept us all on track.



But the studs made little holes in the road so they were banned,
Though sometimes I still think that those little studs were grand,
And back then, I always thought that politicians were on our side,
But nowadays we tolerate their scandals and go along for the ride.

DEC 20TH, 2013

Thursday, December 19, 2013

NO NEED TO THINK ... DEC 19TH, 2013

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NO NEED TO THINK … DEC 19TH, 2013
BY
JAMES BREDIN

God forbid that we should see the Liberals come back once more,
Even though Conservative scandals are beginning to bore,
Though we need death-with-dignity and binding referendums,
We have Senate aristocrats having their own little forums.



And they have been appointed until they are each seventy five,
They’ll be still in office and we’ll be lucky to be alive,
And we don’t know why they got there because they were not elected,
Doesn’t seem very democratic, the way they were selected.



Because the Liberals have their own group waiting in the wings,
All they have to do is wait and eventually pull the right strings,
Is this the reason why less than half Canadians even vote?
And those sometimes elections that often seem so remote?

DEC 19TH, 2013

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

DECLINED ASSISTED SUICIDE ... AUG 8TH, 2013

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DECLINED ASSISTED SUICIDE … AUG 8TH, 2013
BY

Why are our officials so opposed to assisted suicide?
Have they been told by some activists to shut up and get on side?
Or does one or two religions dominate that Ottawa place?
So therefore their righteous ideas are pushed right in our face.

Why are these officials so busy behind those locked closed doors?
And will not discuss death-with-dignity because preachers might roar,
From high up on a pulpit while wearing colored holy clothes,
As if, you might be the one who deserves a punch in the nose.

If you are lucky enough to be reading these poems on this blog,
Sitting in front of your computer with your mind in a fog,
And death-with-dignity has never even crossed your mind,
But it might some day because eventual death cannot be declined.

AUG 8TH, 2013

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

NO DIGNITY IN OUR DEATHS ... DEC 17TH, 2013

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NO DIGNITY IN OUR DEATHS … DEC 17TH, 2013
BY
JAMES BREDIN

There is a date sometime in the future when I will die,
You too and it can’t be arranged and neither you nor I know why,
But as we get older, we get closer to that important date,
No dignity arranged as politicians and Supreme Court say wait.



All organized religions are opposed to this death notion,
But four US states have it and so does Switzerland across the ocean,
All this may not seem important to you, if you are young and able,
Your politician doesn’t want to listen so send him/her a cable.



Who was it that thought up the idea of life after death?
It just doesn't make sense after you have taken your last breath,
Has anyone come back from the dead to talk about this?
Better to have death with dignity because there is no abyss.

DEC 17TH, 2013

Monday, December 16, 2013

NO DEATH WITH DIGNITY FOR YOU ... DEC 16TH, 2013

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NO DEATH WITH DIGNITY FOR YOU... DEC 16TH, 2013
BY
JAMES BREDIN

If someone out there can prove that there is a god, please let me know,
Difficult to believe though I hear the constant religious talk shows,
We are only allowed to live for x number of years and then we die,
And we can’t arrange this with dignity, the when, where and why.



Four American states already have death-with-dignity now,
But still our pompous Supreme Court and Ottawa will not allow,
And without binding referendums we can’t penetrate this,
Some countries already have it in their constitution like the Swiss.



How long will we have to wait before DWD arrives?
Will any of our present generation be still alive?
We don’t have to vote and less than half of us even bother to do,
Without leadership or referendums, we can’t break through.

DEC 16TH, 2013

Sunday, December 15, 2013

YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT ... DEC 15TH, 2013

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YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT... DEC 15TH, 2013
By
JAMES BREDIN
The names of young criminals can't be published so you can’t condemn,
In a Canadian neighbourhood, this could mean all kinds of mayhem,
But politicians thought the Youth Criminal Justice Act was great,
Lots of politically correct ideas and not much public debate.




A symptom of the influence of our aristocrats at the time,
Add that to the already soft court system -- easy on crime,
Then our appointed Supreme Court banned euthanasia forever,
No discussion, no debate and they all thought it was quite clever.




We need death-with-dignity and binding-referendums for all,
Sanity in the judicial system so we don’t have to crawl,
Not pompous politically correct activists with statistics,
Where ordinary folk without referendums are skeptics.

DEC 15TH, 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013

OUR RECENT SENATE STORM ... DEC 14TH, 2013

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OUR RECENT SENATE STORM … DEC 14TH, 2013
BY
JAMES BREDIN

Recently it seems we had a Senate scandal or two a day,
Something about e-mails and no one knows what is or is not okay,
And why or where the money went and who was really involved,
Then they went on Christmas holidays, so everything was solved.



And senators were appointed till they are seventy five,
A full time job and a senate title almost while we are alive,
And all kinds of other goodies that we seldom hear about,
Strange as it may seem; three of those senators were put out.

But binding referendums and DWD are forbidden,
Can’t even be mentioned and are completely hidden,
They never have an election so they are quietly pleased,
They were appointed and no one knows how or why this was achieved.

DEC 14TH, 2013