Accidents Speak Louder Than Words

Annie Lennox coined the title in one of the tracks from her Medusa album. I thought of how appropriate the line is in response to this morning's editorial in the National Post by John Duffy, Liberal party apologist and advisor. (I noted he is a volunteer advisor, perhaps to suggest he has more credibility than one who is paid to be a Liberal flack.)

After every train wreck, this Martin led Liberal government has trotted out some spokesperson, who like Baghdad Bob stands before us and tells us all is well while the ruins of his city smoulder behind him. Scott Brison has perfected the role, Jean Lapierre often gets the French speaking part. Now the new man Duffy is put forward to declare "It's Official, the GG controversy is over." Mme. Jean has spoken and she is not a separatist and has never been a member of a political party. How comforting!

And to add credibility to his bald assertion that all is well, Duffy offers that the "hyperventilating" members of English Canada who have picked up on the news that Mme. Jean once raised her glass to toast the oppressed Quebec independistes are merely allowing themselves to be pawns to the separatist agenda.

Now Mr. Duffy as the latest Charlie McCarthy for the Liberal Party is free to express his opinion, and to its credit the National Post gives him space to air his views. But please let's not buy it folks. The most charitable explanation for Martin's nomination of Mme. Jean is that the train was wrecked because someone didn't check to see if the line had been switched.

The most likely explanation is that Mr. Martin is truly a Howdy Doody who has no idea what he is doing, and he is being guided by advisors whose goal is to advance the deconstruction agenda against yet another Canadian tradition and institution, the office of Governor General.

A retired member of the Canadian Armed forces reminded me that the process of deconstruction began under the present GG, Adrienne Clarkson. All portraits of Queen Victoria were removed from the walls of Rideau Hall because they offended Mr. Raulston Saul. My friend noted also that there are no longer any portraits displayed of the Governors General of Canada who were British citizens.

Tradition and history have no place in the new Canada. We are now multi-cultural and inclusive and we don't want to offend any sensibilities. The John Ralston Sauls and the Jean-Daniel Lafonds of the new Canada lead the march to the ramparts of the present day sans-culottes, and like lemmings the press and the usual elites dance merrily along behind.

So Mr. Duffy or the Globe and Mail's John Ibbitson can reassure us all they want that Mme. Jean's appointment is but another natural evolution of the role of GG in the new Canada, but those who cherish traditional values and virtues are not fooled - accidents indeed do speak louder than words. There is nothing natural about these changes, they are part of a carefully planned attack and they will continue to succeed until enough Canadians wake up.