The election just before the Great Recession suggested merit in looking at national affairs with a sunny, happy bent, leading the new administration to codify this
practice in policy and law. The Dominion of Castoria and its citizens, including opponents of the governing party, were required to be officially happy about all
decisions as illustrated by Parliamentary
Debates and smiling faces in grainy photos of the destitute and displaced from that era.
44TH PARLIAMENT of
Castoria, 22ND SESSION
UndeR SUnnY WAYS
PRocedures
HANSARD • NUMBER 117
CONTENTS
FRIDAY, JUNE 20
Speaker:
The Honourable Gladys Soul
Statements by Members
Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues
Mr. O.I. Ken Babble (Persphone-Shellburn, Conservative Party of Castoria)
Mr. Speaker, when I was in university
earning my graduate degree in Ecology and Environmental Dialogue, the future of
Castoria seemed mighty grim. The beavers
were disappearing, rivers ran with toxins, and the land was so poisoned we dared
not walk outside without thick soled shoes.
And I kind of gave up
that environmental stuff after graduation to pursue matters related to my election as a city councillor, as a mayor and now as a member of our Parliament.
But yesterday, my
past came back to me with the unveiling of the Prime Minister’s National Green Thinking and Talking Plan. As an opposition member, I am humbled by
the vision the plan hints at, the possible ideas for action it suggests, and all the photographs of clean things.
For me, it is with a dynamic sense of cheerfulness that I can tell
my constituents that we have a plan that will create work for those young
people now studying the methods and theory of talking about environmental
issues.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Hear,
hear. Pound desk, Pound desk.
Code of Conduct
Mr.
Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
It
pertains to Castoria’s Parliamentary Code and the importance of appearances as well as fact in the conduct of personal affairs in the work of this House.
Did
the Prime Minister recently get a haircut or is he just combing his hair in a new manner ? There’s something different, but I just can’t put my finger on
it. It is certainly becoming and suits
him well.
I
noticed it yesterday when he was speaking of the sharp rise in interest rates
and the excitement this has generated in the stock markets and unemployment
lines.
Mr.
Speaker, on the contrary, the Leader of the Opposition, is the one who should
be singled out today in the House for his new tie. I can’t say for certain from here but it
appears to be a William Morris print.
Goes very nicely with his shirt.
As for my hair, I have not had it cut since my trip to the Nation of Bux
when I slipped out of those stressful trade talks to stroll along their Capital
Mall. I didn’t know they had coiffeurs
there. Who would have known ? I was told it was mainly souvenir shops and
clothing stores. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Hon.
Pierre Pablom (Leader of the Opposition):
Mr.
Speaker, I have supplementary for the Prime Minister. Did the Prime Minister buy those new socks
while abroad ? I have been looking for something like those for months, and you
just can’t seem to find them anywhere in Castoria – and whatever you are doing
to your hair, keep it up.
Right
Honourable Justin Time (Prime Minister of Castoria)
Mr.
Speaker, I hope I don’t sound evasive, but I can’t remember. I have so many pairs of interesting
socks. It is, as this House knows, one
of my passions, and passion is what drives me in my work on behalf of this once great country and in my commitment to happy sunniness no matter the misery of specific circumstance.
Hear, hear. Pound desk, Pound desk.
