Regarding the General Bob McDonald scenario, right now in Canada democracy is hanging by a thread with bated breath as the Senate takes its sweet time to come to a decision regarding the Emergencies Act. For those who are not up-to-speed on Canadian civics, our Senate is a sleepy place where prime ministers' pets go to rubber-stamp legislation and collect insanely big paycheques until they die. Lots of folks figured that the 'debate' among the Senators would last a few hours. But the Senate as requested several DAYS to hum and haw it over and it seems like there are a fair number of critics among them who are asking some probing questions, especially since the House of Commons representative who speaks to them is telling them, 'there really IS an emergency even though it doesn't look like it, but you can't see the top secret documents that say that it is an emergency... so, just trust us and approve it like good government fauna.'

If the Senate votes it down, the Emergencies Act is immediately nixed. But... if the Senate approves the Emergencies Act, a Bob McDonald scenario may be triggered: given how hot-under-the-collar the vets have been about government over-reach and heavy-handedness to the point of inviting beatings and arrest, I dare say that there will be some patriotic (and possibly power-hungry) active members of the military who would happily clear house and run a small, tight government to the ecstasy of many Canadians.

Ron M