Sorry day for democracy

[grassfarmer]

Harper trying to derail the judicial system and
democracy once again.

http://thetyee.ca/News/2013/02/22/BC-Fracking-
Lawsuit/

[kato]

When you combine money and oil, there is no such thing as democracy. This sounds so much like the nonsense that has gone on to try and make the BSE lawsuit go away.

I guess the government tactics are a general policy, not just reserved for the likes of a bunch of broke cattle producers.

And they keep being re-elected..........

[ASRG]

The problem with this article is the assumption the oil companies reached all the way up to the federal cabinet to get the judge hearing this court case appointed to the appelant court.
I'm hearing the same accusation of the Alberta government appointing Russell Brown to the Queens bench to quiet his opposition to Bill 2, the Responsible Energy Development Act.
Now both of these appointments may very well be true, but there is no proof that happened? Both these individuals were highly qualified for their appointments.

[kato]

Never underestimate the power of Big Oil. I bet if we knew half of what goes on "behind the scenes" we'd be shocked.

[countryguy]

You people didn't know that it's corporations that run the world and not governments?? That's old news.