2/3 branches ain't bad...
I thought Canada would start to wise up when they elected Stephen Harper. I know, I know, he's got neocon connections but he's an improvement over an admitted liberal.
This was a Supreme Court decision. It's got nothing to do with which party is in power or even popular opinion.
The three men who brought the case are likely to remain jailed or under strict parole because the court suspended its decision for a year to allow Parliament to introduce a law consistent with the ruling.
This leaves the door open for the government to re-write the legislation.
"I thought Canada would start to wise up when they elected Stephen Harper. I know, I know, he's got neocon connections but he's an improvement over an admitted liberal."
Canada's problem is rooted deeply in the 13 years of Liberal rule that they experienced from 1993-2006. Their ideology control the judiciary and, to the best of my knowledge, the Canadian Senate, which seriously undermines Harper's minority government in the House of Commons. I like Prime Minister Harper and I think he means well, but he doesn't have a conservative majority (as the recent gay marriage vote proved). I absolutely agree that he's a better guy than Martin or Chretien, but Canada has fallen a very long way down and it's going to be a real toughie to haul them out of the moral swamp. I just pray that Prime Minister Harper is able to effect some good. My best wishes are with him.