[goldstategop]

Canada's parliamentary system gives the Prime Minister virtually unlimited power. He is more than a primus inter pares = first among equals. The Prime Minister is the boss and as long as his party commands the support of the House Of Commons, he can do anything he wants and he can appoint any one he wants without the need for a bothersome confirmation process. There's no checks and balances and no separation of powers. The system renders the Opposition as impotent as a toothless hen.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Eastbound]

"There's no checks and balances and no separation of powers. The system renders the Opposition as impotent as a toothless hen."

That's truly sad, but their own fault.

But sadder still, is to have checks and balances and separation of powers only to have it rendered useless by activist judges and lawmakers who are only accountable to special interests groups.

And that's OUR fault.