Guest asked:

"Serious question (as I respect your integrity and consistency)

Supreme court is important to me as they sometimes make decisions that override the votes of the people.   If you can't win an election, you can still get your way through the courts. I have a big problem with that.

Yes, I can understand that you would.


Does the Harper election mean anything to you or do you consider all politicians basically useless?

My feeling is that the Liberals were worn out from being in office too long, and they needed to lose an election in order to refresh the whole political situation at this point. I would not be happy if the Conservatives had won a majority, but they did not. They will have to work with at least one other party. I think it's a good situation, and it will renew Canadian politics. You are correct, though, that I have little or no confidence in any of the major political parties in Canada.


I imagine that the Alito election to you is like the Harper election to me. The only difference is that Canadians seem to pay more attention to american politics than they do to Canadian politics.   On a Jack Astors porch in London Ontario 20 Canadians couldn't even name the last name of the premier when Eaves was in office.   On the other hand, I wouldn't take a bet that 20 Michiganders would be able to name the last name of our governor at an Applebees restaurant.

The reason we pay more attention to American politics is simple. The USA is a superpower. Superpowers are dangerous. One tends to watch their political activities closely, as a consequence.