Liberal Recruitment Drive

The London Fog, ever vigilant to our increasingly loss of liberty in Canada ends the old year with this story concerning Liberal Senator Mac Harb's crusade to add an amendment to the Canada Election Act that would make voting mandatory in Canada or pay a hefty fine. The London Fog has the news links here.

Senator Mac Harb, author of the bill S-22 is quoted as saying:

Despite its name, mandatory voting will actually enhance Canadians' rights in our democratic society," Harb said in a prepared statement.

Do tell how so Harb?

"Low turnout rates disenfranchise the most vulnerable in our country and this legislation will boost the legitimacy and efficacy of our democratic institutions."

Gee, Harb I just cannot quite follow your logic and do you have any proof that it will boost the legitimacy and efficacy of our democratic institutions? Didn't Saddam and the Stalin have 100% electoral turnout rates? Colour me whatever, but I fail to understand how this helps to end the disenfranchisement of those who are drunks, druggies, hookers, crazies and the downright lazies - but I do know that your going to have to add a whole new branch to the government to handle all those who choose to break this law just like all the other ones they collectively thumb their noses at. My only consolation if this piece of idiocy becomes law will be watching the fine enforcement officers trying to arrest the various and sundry outside my downtown Toronto livingroom windows.

But seriously Senator, wouldn't it be easier to take at leaf out of the past and just let politicians bribe voters with drinks or cash again?