Well, I can neither agree, nor disagree, without more delineation of what the "it" that "can't happen here" concretely refers to; for we are certainly seeing lots of American ideas permeate our social, political and (my own bailiwick) legal space and culture. No doubt fueled, in part, by the power of the internet. My recollection is that…
Well, I can neither agree, nor disagree, without more delineation of what the "it" that "can't happen here" concretely refers to; for we are certainly seeing lots of American ideas permeate our social, political and (my own bailiwick) legal space and culture. No doubt fueled, in part, by the power of the internet. My recollection is that you are in Vancouver now, but (??) were in Alberta at one time (although perhaps I am wrong about that); and in any event, we can certainly see in western populism, and its political manifestations, strains of the American version. Although to be fair, the west has always spawned such politcal currents, be it the lore of social credit or the agrarian socialism of saskatchewan. Thanks for the book tip though.
Finally, as perhaps a counterfactual: I would never have predicted that in our stoutly British system of parliamentary government, anyone would be able to "sell" the kind of Americanized political transformation, wrought by the Charter, transferring such political power to an unelected judicial elite, whose handiwork routinely eclipses that of elected legislatures.
Well, I can neither agree, nor disagree, without more delineation of what the "it" that "can't happen here" concretely refers to; for we are certainly seeing lots of American ideas permeate our social, political and (my own bailiwick) legal space and culture. No doubt fueled, in part, by the power of the internet. My recollection is that you are in Vancouver now, but (??) were in Alberta at one time (although perhaps I am wrong about that); and in any event, we can certainly see in western populism, and its political manifestations, strains of the American version. Although to be fair, the west has always spawned such politcal currents, be it the lore of social credit or the agrarian socialism of saskatchewan. Thanks for the book tip though.
Finally, as perhaps a counterfactual: I would never have predicted that in our stoutly British system of parliamentary government, anyone would be able to "sell" the kind of Americanized political transformation, wrought by the Charter, transferring such political power to an unelected judicial elite, whose handiwork routinely eclipses that of elected legislatures.