Daily Archives: 27 March 2007
The Slave Trade was Global (in case you’ve forgotten)
Here is a nice illustration of the absurdity of slavery reparations. A protester interrupted a memorial service to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the UK (it wasn’t abolished in the empire until 1833, and most slaves weren’t technically “freed” until 6 years after that, as the Imperial Abolition required 6 more years of “apprenticeship”). A shouting protester got within metres of Queen Elizabeth II at a service Tuesday marking the 200th anniversary of Britain’s abolition of the slave trade, demanding she apologise personally. Why should the current Queen have to apologize for something that was
But what does it all MEAN?
So apparently it’s the Bloc that’s out in the cold after Quebec’s election. Very interesting. That isn’t to say the Liberals did well. Charest started the election with a comfortable majority. Now he finds himself the first Quebec PM in more than 40 years to fail to win a majority in his second term. And indeed, Quebec hasn’t seen a minority government since the last century! The Liberals will stay in power – but only just. 48 seats for them, and a stunning 41 for the insurgent ADQ. (The Bloc finishes with a relatively meager 36 – its worst result
