One thing that pisses me off the most about our current Canadian government is the secrecy. I’d rather have them flaunt their corruption and broken promises in my face….like an honest person.
A government is supposed to be FOR THE PEOPLE! We elect these inadequate officials to represent us and our needs so it is a complete paradox to have a government make decisions in private.
Besides, making changes quietly admits guilt (at least that’s what it says to me). Take this article for instance:
http://technology.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/news/contentposting?newsitemid=lakes-mining&feedname=cbc-tech-science-v3&show=false&number=0&showbyline=true&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=t&pagenumber=1
The conservatives defend their choice and although it’s completely short-sighted, they appear to have done some (one-sided) research. So why not make this public and stand by your decision?
This solution of dumping toxic waste in Canadian lakes reminds me of small children sweeping all their toys under the bed when they can’t watch TV until their room is clean.
This article comes out the same day that it has been publicized that our government has also ‘quietly’ committed $420 billion towards our military. Now whether I agree with the lakes solution or if this money is well spent is beside the point, it’s that these decisions are being announced in a way to avoid public reaction or input.
Not only is this trend beyond annoying, it’s scary. If we aren’t allowed to be the watchdog of our own government, we could eventually be ‘quietly’ updated on what our rights are and aren’t.
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