nk86

Hello everyone, New to the forum so I thought I would start off a topic. I am a student at McGill and I have a really strong interest in Can. Politics. I stumbled onto this site and thought it would be a great place to discuss with other politically engaged people. I have also recently started writing a column for a school publication and my latest article was about young MPs and how they have performed. Do check it out if you like.( http://thepoliticalbouillon.com/en/category/americas/national/the-backbencher/) Anyway, I was wondering whateveryone thinks of these MPs and more broadly MP amateurism in general. I read the Samara report “Accidental Citizen” and I think having diversity in the House is absolutely brilliant. Though one cannot discount the fact that in can come at detriment to incompetence. What are everyone’s thoughts? How do we balance diversity in the HoC with competent individuals? Is there even a need?

I am a student in poli sci. at McGill and we recently read in one of our courses an article written by Flanagan concerning Aboriginal rights. I really thought it was pretty shocking and controversial but surprisingly well articulated. Personally, I think these comments about child pornography were way out of line. As for the lighting quick reaction by the media, I find it a bit ironic. And I agree with Waldo, to my knowledge (I was looking into the chief of staffs of the various leaders just days before the comments were made) Flanagan had indeed been cast aside by Harper long before this came out but for liberal media this sort of got served up on a platter for them.