Letters
| August 30, 2010 I was encouraged to hear about the Prime Minister's new plan for caucus advisory committees for his Ministers ("Tory committees will help ministers avoid missteps," The Hill Times, Aug. 23). It's a great idea. After decades on Parliament Hill working for Parliamentarians and ministers, I strongly believe that backbench MPs should be more than a farm team for any future Cabinet vacancy. They are an undervalued talent pool which can be utilized in a more meaningful manner today. | |
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| August 30, 2010 Re: "Nobody wins elections if they're portrayed as soft on crime," (The Hill Times, Aug. 23). By now, it should be apparent that what the Harperites are really doing is trying to manufacture inmates. Recently, they made just about anything involving marijuana into a "serious" crime, meaning they are guaranteed to have tens of thousands more "serious" criminals this year than last. Then they can insist that crime is actually "increasing." It is brilliant in its Machiavellian elegance. | |
| August 30, 2010 In the context of the current debate about Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka ("Harper has determined that fear and loathing is more effective than bridge building," The Hill Times, Aug. 23), it must not forgotten that Canada's history has been transformed by refugees escaping war and revolution. | |
| August 23, 2010 I read your article "Conservative fundraisers calling from PMO: party member," (The Hill Times, Aug. 16). This party member is full of it. I received these calls once per month and every time the caller says, "Good afternoon, I'm calling on behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party." Never once has the caller ever mentioned they are calling from the PMO. It's nonsense. | |
| August 23, 2010 While talking about career aspirations of her classmates, Anne Shirley, 13-year-old girl in Lucy Maud Montgomery's famous novel Anne of Green Gables, says: "Charlie Sloane says he's going to go into politics and be a Member of Parliament, but Mrs. Lynde says he'll never succeed at that, because the Sloanes are all honest people, and it's only rascals that get on in politics nowadays." This must be a stunning indictment against politicians by Canada's most adored writer and it is shared by many today. | |
| August 23, 2010 Solar energy is a renewable energy resource that is more abundant and ubiquitous than any other natural resource native to Canada. It has the potential to contribute to our economic growth, rising energy demands, greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and balance of trade. | |
| August 16, 2010 After reviewing the article "Ignatieff preparing to fight next election on summer tour" (The Hill Times, July 26), I was stunned, yet unsurprised, when looking at the scheduled stops to be made on the Liberal Express bus tour. I was appalled that not only did they opt to skip Saskatchewan but to jump over my home province of Alberta to the comfort of British Columbia. | |
| August 16, 2010 I joined the public service in 1971. It was an exciting time, and as a young engineer I was given incredible freedom and encouragement to both learn and provide a service to the public. While I left the government for the private sector in 1995, I continued to observe the "system." Between 1971 and today, three trends have evolved, that together have had the effect of significantly reducing the ability of public servants to actually "serve the public" (Glory days gone, federal public service knocked off its moorings, say experts," The Hill Times, Aug. 2). | |
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