BINDING REFERENDUMS AND YOU ... FEB 18TH, 2014

BINDING REFERENDUMS AND YOU … FEB 18TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

We need to get the loonie close to the US dollar,

Though media moguls seem to treat this idea with horror,

And politicians don’t know whether the economy is going up or down,

They are party members and want to hide the fact, that they may be clowns.

Without binding referendums, we are helpless in this affair,

The Ottawa aristocrats like it this way and they don’t care,

Party politicians have been told what to do and what to think,

And death with dignity is banned by the party with a wink.

No binding referendums or medical assistance in dying,

Lots of travelling politicians who deny that they are lying,

But things are great and only they are allowed to decide what’s up,

No binding referendums for you so just shut up and its rough.

FEB 18TH, 2014

LESS THAN HALF OF US VOTE ... FEB 17TH, 2014

LESS THAN HALF OF US VOTE … FEB 17TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

They changed the law about voting but they never changed much,

They called the new law, Bill 23 but they were in no rush,

Compulsory voting is still not in and was never brought up,

And no one could mention that anything might be corrupt.

Canadians have elections but we really don’t need to vote,

That’s why less than half of us vote and the others are on remote,

They insist that if you don’t vote; everything is still great,

And no referendums, medical assisted death and no debate.

Canadians are not allowed to schedule their own deaths,

The Supreme Court said we can’t  decide when to take our last breath,

And for some unknown reason; these decisions can’t be changed,

Not mentioned in Trudeau’s Charter so it can’t be rearranged.

FEB 17TH, 2014

OUR POLITICIANS HAVE BEEN TOLD ... FEB 16TH, 2014

OUR POLITICIANS HAVE BEEN TOLD … FEB 16TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Our party politicians have been told to stay far away,

Because DWD and loonie value are areas that are grey,

And medically assisted dying is a phrase they can’t use,

They can’t let others even know their thoughts or private views.

If the value of our Canadian loonie keeps dropping down,

How far down can it go before our politicians might frown?

Are they busy at the moment going to a conference over there?

In some tropical place with lots of sunshine and fresh air.

Have the Senate scandals vanished or is there more coming down?

Appointees are there till they’re seventy five and they don’t fool around,

Do we need many more appointees just to keep that red room full?

Is it possible that all this is just more of their political bull?

FEB 16TH, 2014

ALCOHOLICS I KNEW ... FEB 15TH, 2014

ALCOHOLICS I KNEW  … FEB 15TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Alcoholics seldom say how dependent they are on booze,

Or that their social lives evolve around bottles so we can’t accuse,

They are just normal people with a secret problem, you may know,

Their future suicide may be mentioned but never published though.

As they stand with their friends at the door of the liquor store,

Waiting for the place to open because they always need more,

They are health-problem customers and nothing is wrong,

You would never know though because they all look quite big and strong.

Unfortunately several of my old friends went that way,

Sad suicide stories but they just did it and passed away,

Someone may have an answer to this problem but I doubt it though,

Seldom discussed in the taverns because it was long ago.

FEB 15TH, 2014

THE VALUE OF OUR MONEY ... FEB 13TH, 2014

THE VALUE OF OUR MONEY  … FEB 13TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

If the value of the loonie goes down to a dime,

And our politicians don’t think that this is a crime,

And they’re busy travelling the world, here and there,

These are Ottawa aristocrats, so they don’t have to care?

But as the value of the loonie goes down; the price of stuff goes up,

And we get poorer and hungrier and our lives may get rough,

Seems that two places, our politicians are forbidden to go,

That’s death-with-dignity and the value of the loonie -- our dough.

How do we get their attention in this important affair?

If we can’t; should we go to church and maybe say a prayer?

Maybe god will listen and the value of the loonie will come back up,

Why do I get the feeling that this is not enough?

FEB 13TH, 2014

DEATH-WITH-DIGNITY FOR YOU... FEB 12TH, 2014

DEATH-WITH-DIGNITY FOR YOU … FEB 12TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Our politicians have turned their heads away again and again,

Their political party edicts say that there’s nothing to win,

The religious and politically correct, want to avoid this,

Therefore the elites think it is something like going down in an abyss.

Our appointed Supreme Court told Sue Rodriguez where to go,

And she could not die with dignity and she would have to kowtow,

It’s allowed in Switzerland but definitely not here,

And all death-with-dignity ideas will have to disappear.

Medically-assisted-dying could help when it comes time to die,

And we’re looking up at the ceiling or sky and we don’t know why,

This is in our future though some look away and try to deny,

Why is this so difficult to have legally applied?

FEB 12TH, 2014

THE CANADIAN LOONIE ... FEB 11TH, 2014

THE CANADIAN LOONIE  … FEB 11TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

What can we do to raise the value of the loonie?

It’s obvious that the recent value has gone too puny

It appears to have dropped down to ninety cents U.S.

And who can we blame for this sinking monetary distress?

Because our politicians have been busy travelling here and there,

Do they know about the value of our dollar in this affair?

Is this like death-with-dignity where we have to keep quiet?

How far down this road will it go before someone starts a riot?

The word out of Ottawa is that they are busy at the moment,

Should someone even bother being a proponent?

Are we not allowed to say or see that something may be wrong?

Will a ten cent loonie be great and should we sing a song?

FEB 11TH, 2014