Dreams.

Brad's Politics Corner.

So just reading the newspaper today, and I felt like commenting.

So firstly, we'll start off with this battle with the United States over the Arctic. They seem to no believe that it is part of Canada, and "many other countries agree" so they say. I'm glad Harper said that the mandate comes from the people of Canada, and not from outside countries. Go Harper on that one, at least you stood up to the US.

So although that gave Harper a tiny point in my book, he lost more because he's trying to reverse the same-sex marriage legislation already. They say that 45% of the MP's elected monday will support the free-vote. Harper predicts that more will support it once he talks to them. Sigh. Let's hope it stays at 45%.

For the Liberals, they are thinking about appointing Scott Brison as the interim leader, but that would not allow him to run for leadership of the liberals later on. Why does this matter? Well, Scott Brison is an ex-conservative who left them in 2003 shortly after Steven Harper became the leader. He is also the first openly gay cabinet minister. Liberals are thinking this is the best way to show their progressive politics to face the Conservatives.

Now for the Head tax talk...I dont know if I really want to type this because it really does make me cry when I think about how much shit the Chinese-Canadians of 1885 - 1947 put up with. The shit my Grandfather and Grandmother had to put up with. To think that people dont think that an apology is warrented...is just unbelievable. Chinese people werent allowed to vote or go to University. Railroad workers were paid $1.50/day and expected to buy food and accomodation with that. The head tax made $23million in Canada those years, $23million in 1885 - 1947! Thats a shit load of money now, and the Canadian government, rather, the liberals, said they would give $2.5million, and the National Congress of Chinese Canadians accepted. WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT. WHAT THE FUCK... So anyway, the Last Spike will hopefully be in a musuem somewhere soon. Right now it's travelling around Canada. It pisses me off that RIGHT after the railroad was completely they were like, "Well, we're done with the chinese, bring in the chinese exclusion act!". You dont just use and abuse a race of people like slaves and then say they're not allowed to come here anymore.

FUCK, i'm so mad and very sad right now. But at least there are people out there still fighting for their compensation, and I support them. I almost want to join them, I'll do some research first.

posted by Bradimon @ 1:43 p.m.