James Bredin Poems

Peace, order and good government may not be good enough,
Because without recall or binding referendums, it can be rough,
Politicians speaking in slogans with no set election dates,
Frequently prorogued parliament and no need for debates.
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The baby boomer generation is different than mine,
They are not so pleased and docile while standing in line,
They are soon coming face to face with assisted suicide,
That politicians and preachers avoid by a country mile.
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Listen: all priests should have wives before they are ordained,
And these changed new rules should be quickly arranged,
Someone up high; tell the pope that this is what we need,
Just change the present ridiculous rules and we’re all agreed.
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I will not be going to heaven when I die because there’s no such place,
And I can’t go to hell because the same applies and no disgrace,
We are no more than animals and when we’re dead, we’re dead,
This of course is religious heresy so it is very seldom said.
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A different prime minister should be appointed each year,
He/she should be an already elected provincial premier,
This could avoid party politicians selecting their own,
Even now, we can’t vote for them by name because it’s not shown.
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Canadian binding referendums are completely forbidden,
Our party politicians don’t want to be overridden,
By the people in a so called democracy without tools,
Where we don’t have any compulsory voting or many rules.
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I feel I should have a right to die when and where I want,
And disobey orders from the establishment commandant,
It doesn’t matter to me whether I go to heaven or hell,
What happens in this world is more important as you can tell.
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What have the pompous politicians got against death-with-dignity?
Do they think that they themselves will never have to suffer this indignity?
Or do they believe that their own deaths can always be postponed?
And that those looking for death-with-dignity are probably stoned?
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If the loosers get more votes than the winner; what does that mean?
Is our first-past-the-post system stranger than it should seem?
Because the combined votes of the loosers can be more than the winner,
Is there a better system or are we always a beginner?
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Nothing on the horizon for the Conservatives to loose sleep,
Could Justin, the drama teacher, make the establishment weep?
If he took up death-with-dignity and binding referendums now,
Could the electorate see the light and finally go wow?
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