DWD IN THIS GREAT LAND ... OCT 15TH, 2013

DWD IN THIS GREAT LAND … OCT 15TH, 2013

Is there some holy league opposed to assisted suicide?

Are they and their Ottawa politicians secretly allied?

Is that why death with dignity is both forbidden and banned?

Though it’s time for these rules and laws to be changed in this great land.

The Supreme Court is also on their side so you better behave,

Otherwise you could find yourself in jail or living in a cave,

This is not discussed or even on any political agenda,

Except Quebec where Premier Pauline has it on her memoranda.

It’s in all the papers, in every magazine but can’t be discussed,

No federal political talk and no one can feel disgust,

It’s only death with dignity but why is there such a fuss?

Politicians in Ottawa should sit down and discuss.

OCT 15TH, 2013

WE ARE ALL EQUAL ... OCT 14TH, 2013

WE ARE ALL EQUAL… OCT 14TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

We are all equal in that eventually we are all going to die,

But we don’t know when, where or for what sickly reason why,

And these are not pleasant thoughts so you put them out of your head,

It’s god who rules the world so you listen to what the preacher said.

The problem is that neither you nor I can arrange when to die,

Supreme Court - Sue Rodriguez decision and we were never told why,

Ottawa aristocrats and politicians seem to think this is great,

Preachers too, so there is definitely no need for debate.

If we had death-with-dignity, we could arrange when and how to go,

And it wouldn’t matter if the Ottawa aristocrats know,

But somehow we have no control of who or what’s going on,

They’re hiding out somewhere or maybe just having a yawn.

OCT 14TH, 2013

DEATH WITH DIGNITY CANCELLED ... OCT 12TH, 2013

DEATH WITH DIGNITY CANCELLED … OCT 12TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Our appointed Supreme Court crowd seem to think that they are gods,

And from the political crowd, they got their appointment nods,

They told Sue Rodriguez that she couldn’t arrange to die,

And many Canadians felt ashamed and were left wondering why.

The issue of death-with-dignity is front-and-center once more,

It’s on TV, radio, all newspapers and no need to look for,

But still our aristocrats won’t let it pass into law,

And still, those in favour of DWD will not withdraw.

Those opposed to death with dignity, seem to have their reasons,

Could it be religious -- ideas pumped out at sermons?

They need to talk to those in great pain, waiting slowly to die,

And then maybe someone could explain to them, the reasons why.

OCT 12TH, 2013

COULD WE DELETE OUR PAROLE BOARDS? ... OCT 11TH, 2013

Could We Delete Parole Boards

By

James Bredin

Sixteen US states have abolished their parole boards with reason,

Because actions that freed vicious prisoners amounted to treason,

And accountability to the public should be their prime concern,

Not their soft hidden left-wing agenda that we should discern.

They claim prison overcrowding has caused their strange decisions,

And public safety is not questioned or up for revisions,

Murders committed by those released are never mentioned,

The high and mighty parole boards can never be questioned.

Why have you never read about this issue till you saw it here?

Does our mostly left-wing-soft media fly low and shed a tear?

Our MPs are busy on their own little issues and this is not one,

But it's way past time that getting rid of parole boards should begun.

OCT 11TH, 2013

DEATH WITH DIGNITY ... OCT 10TH, 2013

Death with Dignity  … OCT 10TH, 2013

By

James Bredin

What if I catch painful cancer and want to lie down and die?

If I took some diazepam; could I wave everyone goodbye?

Everything arranged so there is no problem with the law,

Therefore we need to change the law in case I need to withdraw.

But death with dignity is not politically correct yet,

Righteous politicians refuse to discuss this subject,

As if they themselves will never get very sick and die,

Locked into their own party agenda and we don’t know why.

If Oregon and Switzerland have this type of death, why can’t we?

If we were allowed a referendum, we would surely agree,

But these too are forbidden by our righteous up above,

Trudeau’s Charter of Rights gave us nothing to be proud of.

OCT 10TH, 2013

CAN WE CHANGE THINGS? ... OCT 9TH, 2013

Can We Change Things?...Oct 9th, 2013

By

James Bredin

Are human rights written down somewhere like the law of the land?

Does Trudeau’s Charter give terrorists the right to take a stand?

Why are we not allowed binding referendums like the Swiss?

Should our politicians allow this or should they just dismiss?

Should Canadians have recall to keep politicians in check?

Eighteen US States have recall in their constitution deck,

The State of California has used recall, not once, but twice,

Canadians still can’t have it so it’s like the throw of the dice.

Should Canadians have propositions or are we forbidden too?

If we needed these changes; when and where or who should we go to?

Does all that noise in Parliament amount to a hill of beans?

Do we need a new political party maybe like the Greens?

OCT 9TH, 2013

NEXT CANADIAN ELECTION ... OCT 8TH, 2013

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NEXT CANADIAN ELECTION … OCT 8TH, 2013

BY

JAMES BREDIN

We sometimes have an election though less than half of us go,

Can’t vote for our senators or prime minister by name though,

He/she is chosen by a political party in some back room,

Like the Senate appointees -- secretly quietly out of view... boom.

And issues like death-with-dignity are whispered -- not out loud,

Because you might be considered to be from the wrong crowd,

And who are you but a number who seldom even votes?

Could be compared to someone from a flock or herd of goats.

Why are Canadians having such a hard time with this conundrum?

Treated as if we didn’t count and were considered very humdrum,

While the Ottawa aristocrats in the Red Chamber laugh,

And Canadians dare not show that we’ve been chafed.

OCT 8TH, 2013