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Michael Moore's Statement on Canadian Election
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| Stilez |
| quote: | Friday, January 20th, 2006
Michael Moore Statement on Canadian Election
Michael Moore is currently in production on his next movie. As an avid lover of all things Canadian, he has issued the following statement regarding Canada's upcoming election on Monday:
Oh, Canada -- you're not really going to elect a Conservative majority on Monday, are you? That's a joke, right? I know you have a great sense of humor, and certainly a well-developed sense of irony, but this is no longer funny. Maybe it's a new form of Canadian irony -- reverse irony! OK, now I get it. First, you have the courage to stand against the war in Iraq -- and then you elect a prime minister who's for it. You declare gay people have equal rights -- and then you elect a man who says they don't. You give your native peoples their own autonomy and their own territory -- and then you vote for a man who wants to cut aid to these poorest of your citizens. Wow, that is intense! Only Canadians could pull off a hat trick of humor like that. My hat's off to you.
Far be it from me, as an American, to suggest what you should do. You already have too many Americans telling you what to do. Well, actually, you've got just one American who keeps telling you to roll over and fetch and sit. I hope you don't feel this appeal of mine is too intrusive but I just couldn't sit by, as your friend, and say nothing. Yes, I agree, the Liberals have some 'splainin' to do. And yes, one party in power for more than a decade gets a little... long. But you have a parliamentary system (I'll bet you didn't know that -- see, that's why you need Americans telling you things!). There are ways at the polls to have your voices heard other than throwing the baby out with the bath water.
These are no ordinary times, and as you go to the polls on Monday, you do so while a man running the nation to the south of you is hoping you can lend him a hand by picking Stephen Harper because he's a man who shares his world view. Do you want to help George Bush by turning Canada into his latest conquest? Is that how you want millions of us down here to see you from now on? The next notch in the cowboy belt? C'mon, where's your Canadian pride? I mean, if you're going to reduce Canada to a cheap download of Bush & Co., then at least don't surrender so easily. Can't you wait until he threatens to bomb Regina? Make him work for it, for Pete's sake.
But seriously, I know you're not going to elect a guy who should really be running for governor of Utah. Whew! I knew it! You almost had me there. Very funny. Don't do that again. God, I love you, you crazy cold wonderful neighbors to my north. Don't ever change.
Michael Moore
(Mr. Moore is not available for interviews because he now needs to address the situation in Azerbaijan. But he could be talked into it for a couple of tickets to a Leaf's game.) |
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| Pasta |
| Oh he just loves Canada, eh! :rolleyes: |
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| EvilTree |
| Michael Moore is pathetic waste of air. |
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| ShadoWolf |
There he goes (almost) breaking the law again (as he did in 2004).
According to section 331 of the Canada Elections Act:
Non-interference by Foreigners
331. No person who does not reside in Canada shall, during an election period, in any way induce electors to vote or refrain from voting or vote or refrain from voting for a particular candidate unless the person is
(a) a Canadian citizen; or
(b) a permanent resident ...
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/E-2.01...tml#section-331 |
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| EvilTree |
^I think you should email him that.
Not that he'd give a damn |
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| Tordan |
| he's a Leafs fan? pfffffft. :rolleyes: |
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| DJ Robben |
| so soft spoken as always mr.moore :rollseyes: |
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| MarkT |
our ballot is cast for an MP...not a party...not a party leader.
Moore does not appear to be to even be "almost" in breach of the law, given the precise wording of the law itself ("a particular candidate")...unless he specifically targetted this message to those in the riding of Harper himself (kind of hard to prove, given that he just posted this on his website!).
good try though! ;) |
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| ShadoWolf |
| quote: | Originally posted by MarkT
our ballot is cast for an MP...not a party...not a party leader.
Moore would thus appear to not be in breach of the law, given the precise wording of the law...unless he specifically targetted this message to those in the riding of Harper himself (kind of hard to prove, given that he just posted this on his website).
good try though! ;) |
Of course you're right. He clearly had his lawyer review the statement to avoid breaking the law as he did in 2004.
But it does come very close... |
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by ShadoWolf
Of course you're right. He clearly had his lawyer review the statement to avoid breaking the law as he did in 2004.
But it does come very close... |
I'm guessing he did...he probably has someone review just about everything he publishes for public consuption or he'd have been charged with something by now...but can anyone honestly even call it close here?
is posting a commentary on a website even *remotely* close to targeting a message toward voters in a particular riding?
seems like a bit of reach to me. |
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| EvilTree |
| quote: | Originally posted by MarkT
I'm guessing he did...he probably has someone review just about everything he publishes for public consuption or he'd have been charged with something by now...but can anyone honestly even call it close here?
is posting a commentary on a website even *remotely* close to targeting a message toward voters in a particular riding?
seems like a bit of reach to me. |
Legally it looks like he's in the clear, but I do believe he's trying to influence the Canadian voters 'in spirit'. |
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| Tygon |
| This simply seems like a ploy for support against Bush rather than education for the best interest of Canada... :rolleyes: |
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