Recall Petitions

Two on-line petitions have been launched, calling for David Emerson (Minister of Trade), and un-elected cabinet appointee Michael Fortier (Minster of Public Works), to resign:

Emerson: http://www.petitiononline.com/RDE/ – my entry is # 435. There are now almost 10,000 names, many with substantive and interesting comments attached.

Fortier: http://www.petitiononline.com/RMF/ – a new poll, my entry is # 76.

Why, as a card-carrying Conservative, am I speaking out? Democracy and ethics – principle – are issues of fundamental importance that should not take a back seat on the road to power. There are many committed democrats within the party; many, but not most, are speaking out, and I hope to influence this in any small way I can.