Again for the 6th time in only a few weeks the PC Government has shut down debate on different bills the most recent… the budget. And in today economic situation you would think a good debate would be in order. But no, the majority government thought different and NDP leader Pat Martin decided (who is known for not being quiet) to take it to Twitter …
CTV News thought at first his account had been hacked but then realized after some of his responses to tweets…
Even CBC News ran an article… MP Pat Martin unapologetic for F-bomb tweets
Pat Martin said. "People don't realize that that was the budget that they moved closure on. The single most important thing we do is give oversight to government spending and we're denied even that,"
Over night Pat Martin’s twitter account has doubled in followers and has sparked a new way of debate for Canadian Government. Leaders in the Social Media community are calling this a HUGE step forward for Social Media in Canadian government and giving the people a true voice.
Will @PatMartinMP spark a new debate? Ashton Kutcher made a tweet about Joe Paterno before he new all the facts and later tried to fix it. His tweets have now been taken off of Twitter but with millions of followers Ashton has realized the effect of not having proper monitoring of his account before tweets are sent. He has now hired a manager of his twitter account. After years of stating he would never do that and that all his tweets are his own.
Is this type of change going to happen to our members of Parliament? They have the power to reach the entire country and get direct results on different debates.
We have Canadian solders dying around the world giving people rights and freedoms; including the freedom of speech. I personally think Pat Martin is exactly who we need in government and if he was in my riding I was definitely vote for him!
What do you think?
Lynne Conrad…. Excited about where twitter takes us!!
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