CANADIAN RAGE ... NOV 7TH, 2013

CANADIAN RAGE … NOV 7TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Recently they said that the truth was negotiable in high places,

Of course they’re talking about our many Senate scandal cases,

Our minds filled with suspicions, nagging doubts searching for the truth,

And swaggering appointed senators who sometimes seem uncouth.

Who knew the moves, the whats, the wheres and who did or didn’t talk?

Who could or would vote to use the proverbial chopping block?

All among the anonymous appointed aristocrats up there,

How did we get down so low in this high Senate affair?

Furious antagonists who feel betrayed by other appointees,

Whose side are they on and who do they want to appease?

Every journalist in town pushing credibility on every page,

Some even trying to curtail their outright Canadian rage.

NOV 7TH, 2013

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SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL ... NOV 6TH, 2013

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SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL … NOV 6TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

The Canadian Senate scandal was a terrible disgrace,

Done by pompous appointed aristocrats right in our face,

They finally fired three senators for not playing by the rules,

Those who thought that we the people, might be a group of fools.

It’s in the Constitution, they claimed, so nothing could be changed,

Maybe they were right but something has been rearranged

I didn’t think the Senate had the guts, but apparently they did,

Is it over yet or is there more coming from that power grid?

Surely some aristocrat can figure a way out of this disorder,

Tell these senators to read the rules and obey all the orders,

Try to avoid calling in the appointed Supreme Court,

Just remember Sue Rodriguez or you might come up short.

Nov 6th, 2013

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NO POLITICAL CHANGES ... NOV 5TH, 2013

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NO POLITICAL CHANGES… NOV 5TH, 2013

By

James Bredin

We can’t close down the Senate because it’s in the Constitution,

We have a problem with our appointees and can’t find a solution,

Therefore the system will stay the same and no changes allowed,

So much for our so called democracy but why do you feel proud?

Our establishment appointees can stay till they’re seventy five,

By then, I don’t think many of us will still be alive and survive,

They are the upper class aristocrats in our Red Chamber room,

It may look pompous but there is nothing you can assume.

This establishment feels secure because there’s nothing we can do,

They have no elections, no binding referendums, recall or hullabaloo,

Not even set date or mid term elections so we wait and wait,

And senators don’t care because they stay regardless of the date.

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COULD YOU BE A SENATOR? ... NOV 4TH, 2013

COULD YOU BE A SENATOR? … NOV 4TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

What I need to do is get a high class Senate appointment?

I would be well paid till I’m seventy five and no disappointment

I could sit in their Red Chamber and pretend that I am great,

Make out like I’m an aristocrat and there’s no need for debate.

I could avoid all the ongoing scandals by never saying a word,

Sit still like the others in a picture that looks quite absurd,

I’m not sure what else I could do because no one really knows,

Could I close my eyes now and then and maybe have a doze?

You could probably try for a high Senate appointment too,

You definitely don’t need much intelligence to get all the way through,

And if you get fired for fiddling with the various money books,

You can stand up and shout that you’re not a crook.

Nov 4th, 2013

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STEPHEN HARPER ... NOV 3RD, 2013

STEPHEN HARPER … NOV 3RD, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Stephen Harper: could you get us death-with-dignity soon?

And maybe binding referendums for our Senate commune,

We could get rid of them in one easy referendum vote,

And show them that they are not so isolated and remote.

They say you’re doing a good job but we’re not all so inclined,

With this ongoing  Senate scandal playing on my mind.

I realize you’re busy meeting with our Conservative friends,

But they’re stirring up shit in the Senate and we have to make amends.

They never attracted much attention but now they scream out loud,

Let’s get rid of them so that once again, we can feel proud,

And referendums and death with dignity could make our day,

Get you another ten years to the left-wing dismay.

Nov 3rd, 2013

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ELECT THE SENATE ... NOV 2ND, 2013

ELECT THE SENATE...NOV 2ND, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Our politicians are isolated in Ottawa somewhere,

Less than half of us vote so we don’t have much interest or care,

But half our politicians have been appointed by their friends,

And can stay till they’re seventy five with no changes and no amends.

But you didn’t know because nobody ever said,

Back page stuff, small print, down at the bottom, seldom if ever read,

And nobody can get fired from that cushy job for life,

After seventy five, a good pension and never any strife.

And no one seem to care, bother, question or even ask,

No one wants to be involved in this disagreeable task,

Though its obvious we need to change the Senate and they be elected,

No more appointees for life so quietly and secretly selected.

NOV 2ND, 2013

CONTINUOUS DESPAIR ... NOV 1ST, 2013

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CONTINUOUS DESPAIR … NOV 1ST, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Our ongoing Senate scandals had new versions every day,

As our pompous appointees put on new daily displays,

In that Red Chamber where some of them fiddled with the books,

And these days they deny and scream that they are not crooks.

And Canadians are left puzzled as they watch it all on TV,

Its obvious that the whole place should be shut down; we agree,

But it’s unlikely the Supreme Court will go along with that,

They too are appointees and more likely that they would stand pat.

So Canadians are stuck between a rock and a hard place,

But appointed aristocrats don’t see this as a disgrace,

If we elected them; at least we would feel they should be there,

And we wouldn’t feel this ongoing continuous despair.

NOV 1ST, 2013