A Good Prime Minister

Canada has been languishing without clear direction and firm inspired leadership for quite some time. Mr. Harper is not The Good PM we need and hope for.

He is incapable of trusting the Canadian people, of inspiring us and motivating us to do the very best we can for our collective sense of Purpose. He's not on our side nor does he know how to care for and about our children.

As I walk my daughter to school I see the consequences of this leadership vacuum. Drivers are in a hurry but with no where to go really...except to another red light ahead. They go round and round and never really get anywhere.There is no clear and shared sense of Purpose in Canada at present and the predictable consequences of that vacuum are obvious everywhere.  "Where there is no Vision the people perish/will be in chaos." - The Bible

The Nation is in neutral!
Public employees don't know how to serve as they should - whether in collecting garbage and recycling or in inventing creative solutions to global problems that challenge us all. Budgets at all levels of government are in disarray. Business people are uncertain where to invest. Chaos rules...Harper does not.

Teachers in the school don't know what to teach....or how. Parents aren't sure how to raise their children or what to tell them about the Crisis they will face in their lifetime...no matter what Harper and other global warming deniers say.

The police don't know how to enforce the Law. Judges and lawyers cannot conduct the business of prosecuting and defending - administering the Law - in our courtrooms. Legislators don't know how to make Law and implement changes. The System is faltering and failing because it all depends upon good leadership to give energy and direction to the whole of Canada.

Everyone is flustered by the PM's behaviour, little realizing that THIS is his tactical method of controlling his fellow citizens - to upset and confuse Canadians. This is a pale substitute for what we want and need - real democratic leadership. We don't want to be manipulated and won't stand for it for long.

“Nature hates a vacuum.”

We must look back to the days of Pierre Trudeau and John “The Chief” Diefenbaker or even Brian Mulroney. These people inspired and motivated their fellow citizens and set standards by their personal performances and values and programs. They had visions of various sizes for the Canada they imagined. Their visions were large and asked much of Canadians.

These were all people who believed in our democracy and self-government. They knew how to conduct the business of the nation in Parliament where our representatives debated the pros and cons of ideas and led us forward into an amazing set of opportunities.

Canada was built largely in the debates of The House of Commons and The Senate. A secretive and manipulative PM does not suit Canada and we deserve better. Closing Parliament and preventing debate and discussion and the involvement of our elected representatives will only anger Canadians.

A Good Prime Minister can navigate but also inspire others to follow the route he or she reveals in the Vision. The Vision must show us where we are going and the route by which we can go. It shows us what we will be once we arrive and what we can do en route and after the journey of change is completed.

A good Prime Minister must have Vision above all things. Any old vision will not do in a time of Crisis. We require an appropriate and compelling Vision that can lead us to our collective destiny swiftly and safely.

Without it all that we are and could be will be lost and forfeited forever. This does not need to be the case. We can survive and succeed together and in so doing prove that Canada has what is required to lead the global community into a hopeful future.

A Democratic Heart

Mr. Harper wants to persuade Canadians that basic Administrative maintenance is good enough for Canada and Canadians. Of course this is ALL he has to offer us. He's lost and he's wrong. Because he's lost everything he does is confused and ineffective. He lacks the one key characteristic we desire in A Good Prime Minister - A Democratic Heart.

Like all Canadians Stephen Harper also needs someone to lead him towards a hopeful future for him and his family. He simply doesn't know any better. He wants to believe he's the one that can lead us forward effectively. A majority of Canadians strongly disagree.


"Sight shows us what we are. Vision shows us what we can become."


"Sight shows us where we are. Vision shows us where we can and must go."
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