Not killing a bill but killing a deomcracy!

This is a news which sheds a light on hidden flaws of democracies. What Senate of Canada did to kill the climate change bill is a very unfortunate fact that tells me that believing in democracy as a perfect system to govern a human society is just a naive dream. However, many believe that such a thing only happens in Canada which has an absolutely malfunctioning democratic system.

What is so striking is the similarity between the way the system of legislation functions in both Canada (a so-called democracy) and in Iran (a so-called dictatorship):

- In Iran
1.The supreme leader chooses the guardian council;
2.The Council evaluates and confirms the credibility of parliament candidates;
3.Elected MPs legislate;
4.Legislations ought to be verified by the Guardian Council.

- In Canada
1.Prime minister Chooses the senators;
2.Elected MPs legislate;
3.Legislations ought to be verified by the Senate.

You see the difference is not much, there is only one piece in the chain which if added to the Canadian system makes it exactly same as Iranian. Let's see if Prime Minister Harper is going to that too.

Yesterday, when I listened to some exchanges between NDP's leader and the prime minister, I was shocked that Harper did not even say one word in defense of democracy in Canada or on the harm he imposed to the democratic process of legislation here; He was just talking about how harmful the climate change bill could be to the Canada's economy. Is this because he thinks Canadians care more about their salaries than their freedom? Isn't This so insulting!