No wait...

No wait, nevermind "understandable". I think this Michel Fortier appointment to the Senate and this David Emerson turncoat and cabinet posts for both is disgusting.

It flies in the face of the things I stand for -- and that is democracy.

Emerson was elected as a Liberal and Fortier wasn't elected at all.
Emerson was elected in Vancouver and Fortier is from Montreal.

So Harper appears to be appeasing the big cities.

Hmmm.. your pick, short term appeasement of big cities vs. long term democratic reform.