Today's poll question, do you think Canadian Parliament's Question Period should be televised? A Conservative MP is trying to increase the decorum in this facet of our government, and one of the best suggestions that I have heard on how to tone down the partisanship is taking out the television cameras. If you believe this is a problem, is there really any other solution? This last session of Parliament saw some of the most despicable rhetoric I have ever seen, with acts like Marlene Jennings accusing Helena Guergis of being a drug dealer. Since Parliamentarians cannot be prosecuted for what they say in elected chamber, it has led to many saying outrageous things just to get them on camera.
So what do you think? Should Question Period be scrapped altogether, should they take the cameras out, or is there another solution? Your feedback as always is encouraged.
Absolutely it should be televised. I think Canadians have the right to see their elected MPs behaving like hooligans. When someone like Jennings grandstands for the cameras, it confirms to a lot of people why they no longer vote Liberal. When someone like Carolyn Bennett can barely get a question out without spitting across the chamber, it shows people what rabid partisans some of these MPs are. Without the camera there, do you think the media would give us the full flavour of the action ?
ReplyDeleteIf they don't have an audience...maybe they would behave themselves.....all this posturing is for the camera and trying to win the viewers votes. You point a tv camera at someone and all of a sudden they act stupid...just watch a newscaster out in the field and see people in the background acting up....look at me Iam on tv
ReplyDeleteIf it wasn't on television then maybe Iggy would show up. Better still; maybe Rae wouldn't show up.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the question Should elected members of parliament who are paid 100,s of thousands of dollars be in the house every day unless sick...Hello Iggy where are you..If your paid to be a member of parliament of CANADA,get the hell into the house and do CANADA's work not the Liberals work.
ReplyDeletethis would directly effect david mcguinty since he's always talking as if he has an audience or following... it's pretty lame.
ReplyDeletei think we should keep the camera's since it makes it easy to catch the liberals in all their hypercritical lies. like when ralph goodale claimed the PM was for rising taxes.
I disagree Canadians are tuned into politics or watching QP.
ReplyDeleteWe political junkies overstate our own perceptions. Regular folks are busy with life and avoid the noise in the alternate reality of politics for the most part.
We do our civic duty when general elections are called. Look at the turnout in Federal, Provincial and City elections.
Reality vs Perception-GM piece holds true.
"It's the economy stupid", my job, my lifestyle that is affected and who will get blamed accordingly.
We throw out "x" when we have had enough. The disconnect from the cheap seats is 50% think country is going in right direction and over 40% think Government is as well.
Look at the confirmed Liberals, Democrats, Green votes over 25% think CPC are going in right direction. The CPC base is close to 80%.
Compare this to the US with tea party, independents pushing out soft Rep, Democrats.
Look to Rob Ford and the US for a push back against incumbents, spending, waste.
The CPC are in the sweet spot if they keep pushing for reasonable cuts to unsustainable growth.
Let the left demand billions in more government programs.
No, it is overkill and only leads to the nutbar wrestling match we see everyday. I agree with snippets that are relevant to a wrap up analysis for the day of the main events, for TV news or such relevant programs. (real conservative)
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