Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
Canuckski ·
Jun 6, 2011 at 8:12am
Why do lefties think that everyone is entitled to their opinion?
The young woman in the photo, a page in the Canadian Senate, decided to interrupt the Throne Speech with a homemade sign decrying the fascist tyranny of the newly elected government.
As you can see, she was promptly beaten by jack-booted Mapleshirts and thrown into an Arctic labour camp.
Well, no. She was escorted from the Senate chamber and fired from her job.
She immediately issued a press release (don't we all?) calling for Canadians to rise up in Great White Northern version of the Arab Spring. Apparently our recent election proves the need for a democratic revolution to take back power from the, um, voters.
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Aug '10
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
Canuckski
Why do lefties think that everyone is entitled to their opinion?
Er... because they don't?
Leftists think that leftists are entitled to their opinion, but leftists aren't nearly as enthusiastic about those who disagree with them being entitled to an opinion. (This has been rather a problem in Canada lately, what with HR tribunals and so on, no?)
Everyone is naturally tempted to wish that those who disagree weren't entitled to their opinion; however, leftists generally believe that people can evolve beyond this temptation (and that they, in particular, have). By imagining themselves immune to the temptation, they are blinded to how often they succumb.
But I digress. I am sorry you had a Throne Speech interrupted by an apparent loonie with an inflamed sense of entitlement and no sense of shame.
Edited on Jun 5, 2011 at 11:42amMar '11
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
No, no -- lefties think that everyone is entitled to their (as in lefties') opinion.
Mar '11
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
A bold stroke for our oppressed bretheren in the north trapped in Harper's jack booted rule. However if they truly wish to send a message I would suggest those disappointed in the last election take it up a notch so to speak.
Aug '10
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
Oh, now I get it (blush).
Sorry for being ungrammatical, or just literal-minded, depending on how you look at it.
I'll console myself with the hope that I'm not as humorless as Claire's leggy blondes.
Mar '11
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
I'll console myself with the hope that I'm not as humorless as Claire's leggy blondes. · Jun 5 at 12:13pm
Not to worry, MFR, leggy blondes in short short shorts can get away with just about anything, in my books. Leggy brunettes, too, for that matter. And redheads...
Aug '10
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
What REALLY drives me nuts about this incident:
For years, Parliament Hill in Ottawa was really open and inviting, to Canadians and tourists alike. There were few official security hassles, and there was no need to do background checks on the employees, including Senate pages.
This incident is the latest in a long line of "Ruining Parliament Hill For Everybody Else" incidents that started back in 1966 when a mentally ill man blew himself up in a bathroom. Ever since then, The Hill has been less and less open, with security measures becoming more and more intrusive, especially after 1989 when a nut hijacked a tour bus and parked it on the front lawn (not to mention 9/11).
So now this girl hijacks the Throne Speech. Within minutes, simple Google searches revealed past examples where she has participated in stuff like the G20 protests in Toronto.
I wager that future applicants for the Page Program will have to endure deeper scrutiny into their backgrounds, leading of course to much hand-wringing about "Orwellian" security procedures.
Already, there are some MPs saying that all the MPs should be required to run background checks on their own staffers.
Sigh...
Edited on Jun 5, 2011 at 3:23pmAug '10
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FYI, apropos of nothing:
I'm sure it's just a coincidence.
Another tidbit: Since her little stunt, she's received numerous job offers, including one from the Public Service Alliance of Canada, the primary union for federal civil servants. Double-sigh...
She'll probably get elected as a socialist MP from Quebec when the next election rolls around in 2015.
Edited on Jun 5, 2011 at 4:47pmMar '11
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
Misthiocracy: What REALLY drives me nuts about this incident:
For years, Parliament Hill in Ottawa was really open and inviting, to Canadians and tourists alike. There were few official security hassles, and there was no need to do background checks on the employees, including Senate pages.
This incident is the latest in a long line of "Ruining Parliament Hill For Everybody Else"...
An astute observation. We have an analogous situation here in the States. At one time the White House and Capital Hill were relatively open to the citizenry, that time has passed. I can't help but feel that this isolation of our leadership from the voters because of security threats, real or imagined, is having an unwholesome effect on the democratic process.
Aug '10
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
A question for those in the know about how things work on Capital Hill in Washington D.C.:
What would happen to a Congressional Page if they pulled a similar stunt during the State of the Union Address?
That's the level of importance we're talking about when we're talking about the Speech from the Throne. It's a really big deal.
It's inconceivable to me that the consequences would be limited to that person being merely fired from their job as a Congressional Page. Am I wrong?
The only consequence to Ms. DePape is that she lost a (pretty menial) job, has become a darling of Canada's professional Left, and is getting offers for really well-paying jobs (many of which paid for by taxpayers, natch).
Not bad for somebody that is clearly in Contempt of Parliament, an offense that Canada's professional Left claimed was really, really important just a couple of months ago.
(D'oh! It appears that Ms. DePape is still featured on the front page of the Senate Page Program web site, though her bio has been removed from the "team" page.)
Edited on Jun 5, 2011 at 4:44pmDec '10
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
Thanks for the news from our neighbors up north. While I'm sorry for your experience, I'm comforted to know others are disturbed by the loony Left's succumbing to their totalitarian temptations. Misery loves company.
Aug '10
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There's one, slim, silver lining from this incident. Jack Layton (Leader of the socialist New Democratic Party (NDP), and leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition) managed to say the right thing, taking into account how much Canada's professional Left has been bleating about "civility" and "decorum" in Parliament, and considering that Jack has just promised to ban all heckling from his side of the House (we'll see how long THAT lasts):
“I think it’s wrong. We have been pushing for decorum in the House of Commons. You don’t have decorum if people are standing up holding up signs in the middle of debates and solemn moments. … We encourage protests, it is part of a great long tradition of democracy. But it should be happening at the proper place and at the proper time.”
Of course, we'll see what his reaction is when she lands her inevitable job with one of the NDP's taxpayer-funded allies...
Sep '10
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
She has a bright future as a taxpayer funded, defined benefit pension plan inhaling and a priori experience-free uber-liberal fresh air inspector in the Great White Gulag. Perhaps someone should point out that in her cherished "Arab Spring" she would face an increased risk of sexual assault.
Aug '10
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
It turns out this wasn't Ms. DePape's first attempt to hijack historical events:
Stop Colonialism
lol!
Aug '10
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
Misthiocracy, thanks for all your comments on this. They're fantastic!
May '10
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
Why didn't the Sergeant-at-Arms shoot her as a stranger in the house? Don't tell me they took his sidearm away.
Or the Usher of the Black Rod whack her one with the aforementioned?
(A stranger is a the official term for a person who is not an elected member, nor a permitted official on the floor of the house)
I suggest Ms DePape be brought before the bar and sentenced to gaol for a few years. I believe the Canadian Parliament still has that right, just as the UK Commons, and the House of the Reps in Australia do.
A fitting Canadian punishment would be to sentence DePape under Official Languages Act or Bill 101, as the sign is not in written both French and English.
Edited on Jun 6, 2011 at 9:23amAug '10
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LOL! That's freakin' genius. Brilliant! I wish I'd thought of it.
Mar '11
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So this twit jettisoned her career as a page for a more lucrative one as an agitator, but more importantly is what is the sentiment in the Canadian street?
Aug '10
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Firstly, it's not a "career". Her contract would have been up in just a few weeks anyway, when Parliament rises for the summer break. This was more of a "take this job and shove it" sort of statement.
Secondly, my wager is that a majority of Canadians will forget about her by the end of the week, if they ever noticed her in the first place. She's the professional Left's new darling, and she may eventually become the next Judy Rebick.
Who's that, you ask? That's exactly my point. She's a celebrity amongst the agitators and the politicos, but unless she changes her last name to Trudeau she won't be more than a blip amongst everyday Canadians.
Apr '11
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
Misthiocracy: (D'oh! It appears that Ms. DePape is still featured on the front page of the Senate Page Program web site, though her bio has been removed from the "team" page.) · Jun 5 at 4:36pm
Edited on Jun 05 at 04:44 pm
Maybe they think she's not a team player, eh?
Apr '11
Re: Take to the Streets for a Canadian Spring
A great takedown in the National Post
Cancel the election results. Brigette DePape is not happy.