SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ... SEP 12TH, 2014

SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE …      SEP 12TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

It seems that all our politicians have been told to stay quiet,

They can oppose death with dignity and there will be no riot,

That's Ottawa and Toronto politicians because no one cares,

Not like Quebec where they seem to have fixed these affairs.

Maybe they know more in Quebec where they mostly speak French,

They have a death-with-dignity law while we stand in a trench,

Media moguls will not allow much to be written about this,

Nor about binding referendums, already held by the Swiss.

So we can't rock the boat and bring these changes about,

Which goes to show that we the people have very little clout,

And we can't change Trudeau's Charter because that's not allowed.

Many of these details are seldom if ever mentioned aloud.

SEP 12TH, 2014

LOOKING FOR A SPOT TO PARK

LOOKING FOR A SPOT TO PARK …   SEPT 7TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Too many politicians want to be politically correct,

So doctor-assisted death is not something we can expect,

The holy church-bound religious crowd are totally opposed,

They consider this a mortal sin that should not be disclosed.

This probably won't bother you till you are about to die in pain,

And the medical doctors are legally obliged to abstain,

This is serious stuff -- seldom if ever mentioned in the press,

Your friends don't talk about this so no one is in distress.

Though half of Europe, Quebec and ten US States have it now,

You might wonder when all this legal stuff happened and how?

Because we have been quietly and constantly kept in the dark,

And we are busy at the moment trying to find a spot to park.

SEPT 7TH, 2014

TILL THE END OF TIME ... AUG 30TH, 2014

TILL THE END OF TIME …   Aug 30th, 2014

BY 

JAMES BREDIN

Why are our Ottawa politicians so distant and remote?

Why does It feel like they really have us by the throat?

Why have they avoided doctor-assisted death for ever?

Why do they refuse binding referendums and think they are clever?

Maybe they think that they themselves will never never die,

Therefore there is no need to even care or bother to ask why,

They will continue in Ottawa till the end of time,

Therefore there's no need to even see if this poem rhymes.

 Because they will still be there long after you and I are dead,

Maybe they know something we don't know and should dread,

So its the provincial politicians we should talk to about this,

They never heard of this before and don't want to reminisce.

Aug 30th, 2014

THEY TELL US WHAT TO THINK ... AUG 28TH, 2014

THEY TELL US WHAT TO THINK ... AUG 28TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Should the lack of referendums matter much to us?

Never mentioned in the media and no one causes a fuss,

Should our politicians discuss doctor assisted death?

Are these subjects forbidden in high places -- you can bet.

How do we go about changing death-with-dignity affairs?

We get the impression that in Ottawa, no one really cares,

Though eventually everyone of us will suffer death,

Sorry to have to tell you this and I know its a little terse,

Someone rewrite the Charter with binding referendums for all,

Get us out of this mess we are in before we have to crawl,

Which politician, which party will come down to the ground on this?

Binding referendums are listed in the Constitution of the Swiss.

AUG 28TH, 2014

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? AUG 24TH, 2014

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? ... AUG 24TH, 2014

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?     … Aug 24th, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

We can't control the time, the place or the reason we will die,

Because death with dignity is forbidden though I don't know why,

Except in Quebec where they seem to have figured it out,

But the rest of us are still forbidden and running around in doubt.

I would like to arrange when, where, if and how I will die,

Though this idea can cause politicians to turn extremely shy,

And their reaction to this, doesn't make much sense to me,

If those who are dying in great pain make such an anxious plea.

But the High Court told Sue Rodriguez that she couldn't have her way,

The Supreme Court rules Canada so she just had to obey,

But Quebec has death with dignity now, though we still can't,

What does all this mean, as we listen to more politicians rant.

Aug 24th, 2014

DEATH WITH DIGNITY ... AUG 22ND, 2014

DEATH WITH DIGNITY   … Aug 22nd, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Ottawa politicians refuse to have this discussion,

Because they are anxious about the probable repercussions,

Because in death-with-dignity; the clergy might be opposed,

Therefore in some future election; they might get deposed.

There are more important problems in places overseas,

Bombs and rockets and places with a strange ebola disease,

Global religious conflict on the other side of the globe,

More important than death-with-dignity that could be probed.

Even doctors say it should be up to their sense of right and wrong.

Therefore it shouldn't matter that much, if we should all get along,

But still somehow we are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea,

Politicians don't seem to care that this could mean so much to you and me.

Aug 22nd, 2014

COULD WE MOVE TO QUEBEC? ... AUG 17TH, 2014

COULD WE MOVE TO QUEBEC?     …AUG 17TH, 2014

BY

JAMES BREDIN

Quebec has medically assisted death but other provinces don't,

Because we are forbidden and can't have it so we won't,

Our mega media moguls seem to avoid this subject completely,

Though you might see it mentioned somewhere very discretely.

Maybe I should move to Quebec in order to get these rights,

In order to avoid a painful death in the middle of the night,

Time flies; things happen; words said behind closed doors,

Is the issue of death with dignity avoided because it bores?

If this is supposed to be equality, then Quebec is way ahead,

Could we move to Quebec and maybe live in some homeless shed?

But maybe they might say it can't be done because we're not equal,

Is there more to this Canadian story -- is there a sequel?

AUG 17TH, 2014