Queenmandy85

The reason for this is the need to ensure the money is well spent. When, on rare occasions, we find out a doctor has been billing for phantom patients or there is some other form of corruption, the voters raise holy hell. So, institutions require reports to see where the money goes and also to use the statistics to determine where they need to target the resourses. It comes down to Myata's concept of accountability. As for unions, I would hate to live and work in a place without a strong union. I did not have the skill set required to negotiate my wages and working conditions on my own. I had a union who hired professional negotiators to do that for me. Thanks to my union, I was able to retire with a decent defined benifit pension for life.

I thank God every day that I did not become Prime Minister. So should all of you.

Tax money alone won't fix the system, but it will go a long way towards improving it. The system needs many more doctors, nurses and support staff and a lot more hospitals, beds and infrastructure. You cannot get those without money. Innovation and efficiency will do a bit but the system is on the verge of doing more with nothing. It will take a decade or more to recover the system. The fault lies with taxpayers who continuously demand more from a government but also demand lower taxes. Premier Moe of Saskatchewan is demanding more money from the feds, but had enough spare change to give every one of us a cheque for $500. Maybe the federal government should cancel the F-35 and put that money into healthcare. The F-35 will likely never be used, but we need to start fixing healthcare now.

I didn't know racism was a right vs. left issue. I thought it was a good vs. evil issue.

If, as Myata says, backbench MP's are employees, they should form a union.

Belonging to a party is not slavery (except in the NDP). They can still vote the way they believe is best for the country. Remember Harkness, Fulton and Hees. When it comes to fighting climate change, the stakes are so high, worrying about who to blame is irrelevant. Democratic ideas will be a luxury we will no longer be able to afford. There may come a point where, if people will not make the sacrifices required to stave off global catastrophe, they will be forced to.

Every MP is an independent. If we have party sheep, that is our fault because we elected them. If we elect good people, the party affilliation would be irrelevant.

The government remains responsible to Parliament. However, as the climate crisis gets nearer, the government will need to make decisions that will be very unpopular, mainly because we have procrastinated for 35 years. Government will need to be decisive or fail in its most important role, to save as many lives as possible. Cabinet is always divided, but we need cabinet solidarity to function

Point taken. I must have been thinking of some where else, possibly Italy.

What is "accomplished inability?" Maybe you should get your ESL teacher to proof read your posts to help you make them comprehensible.

That will break down to a coalition of NDP, Grit and Greens for 190 seats to the CPC opposition of 115 and the BQ floating. Currently we have an NDP caucus wagging the dog because nobody wants an election. If we had PR, there would be 20-30 parties, from the two existing communist parties to Tamara Lich's Western Front to Wreck the Country Party. We would have the Diagalongs (sic) Party or what ever it is called. If the CPC is three seats short of forming a government, I can see them dealing with whackos like Lich, Bernier and MacKenzie to get there. Countries need stability and continuity. Voters need an MP who is a neighbour, some one they know and trust.

But when we vote, we are voting for a Member of Parliament, not a political party. Political parties are vehicles for electoral success. But they also carry the myth of ideology. Ideology is a concept that all problems can be solved by a single over riding theory. "If we only cut taxes and government spending..." or "if we only empower government to own and manage industry...: or "if we have...etc." we will solve the problems of unemployment, crime, healthcare and climate change. That is a myth. Each problem has its own solution. Government's first priority is to save the lives of as many citizens as possible. Its next priority is to do what it can to balance security of the person with personal freedoms. People will trade a lot of freedom for safety and security. Next comes the economy. None of these issues can be solved by an ideological theory. When we vote, we are electing a neighbour to sit for our riding in Ottawa, not some bagman from Toronto for a political party, to sit for the constituants of Ducktooth-North, Saskatchewan. PR leads to minority governments. The more parties we have, the less room a government has for making decisions. PR leads to more political parties and it is the extremist splinter parties that end up trading support to get their shoes under the cabinet table. You only have to look at Israel's situation right now. But whether it is Israel or Germany, it can take weeks or months to get a government in place. We cannot afford that kind of instability with the challeges we face now.

Politics is a participation sport. That gives us some control, just like in football. The harder and smarter you play, the better the chance you have of winning. First, you nominate a potential captain of your team. You sell memberships and knock on doors, get people out to meetings and work hard to get the captain nominated. Then, you canvass the riding. You determine where the support for the captain is. ie., you identify the vote. Finally, the team assembles for the championship. (election day) and you contact every supporter and get them to the polls to cast their vote. You use your bingo sheets to keep track of who has voted. If a supporter has not voted, you find out why and overcome all obstacles -rides to the polls, child care, even cook their supper if that is an issue. Election day is the greatest (non-ski related) rush there is. Like the Stanley Cup, the outcome of the game doen't make a great differnence in the long run. It is all in the contest. Whether Pierre Poilievre or Justin Trudeau is Prime Minister will not have much effect on the major decisions the government must make. The professional staff in the Public Service, the people who have been advising political leaders and the executive for years, lay out the options for cabinet to consider, detailing the pros and cons of each option. The politician who presumes to know more than the guys who know what they are doing, is bound to screw things up. The politician who listens carefully is likely to make better choices. Most people who make it to the top, like the PM or Mr. Poilievre, are smart enough to listen to the experts (you know...the guys who know what they are doing.) I know there are some pin-heads out there who whine about the "tyranny of experts." People who don't know how to do something should not try to tell people who do know, that they are doing it all wrong. And you are NOT going to have your taxes reduced as long as you have to pay for services.

Because politics are fun. It is our national sport. ?? Not nearly as much fun as skiing, of course, but it sure beats any other sport, with the possible exception of football.

I don't know what you mean by "only two are allowed?" There are five parties with members in the H of C. I don't no what you mean by my democracy? You are not listening. I am a Monarchist. I believe that God is a better, more informed voter, than you or me. We do not have many people with enough education and experience to qualify them to vote wisely. You have not voiced any support for anyone you deem to be a good politician. The voters turned on Prime Ministers John Diefenbaker, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, John Turner, Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell, Stephen Harper, and our current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. All were the golden boys / girls until they got into the job. Then instantly, they were the enemies of the state. What is the point of electing people when we are going to call the crooks. Mr. Myata is good at pointing out flaws but when it comes time to put forward a positive candidate or idea, it's crickets. (No offence. ?)

Yes. The size of a riding is based on population. We have re-distrubution every so often to adjust it. At present, the proportions of support for political choices is reflected by the number of seats held by the parties. While the Liberal party is in a minority position, the collection of progressive parties make up a majority.

Do you have a problem with that? Would you prefer someone of less mental or intellectual capacity, who has little idea of how to do their job? When you are hiring an employee, would you not consider it a good idea to pay for superior ability, intellect and integrity? When the commons elect a person, they invariably regret their choice. That is why they end up labling the people they choose as corrupt, thieving liars, and if the person is female, they throw in a lot of vile mysoginist abuse as well. A politician is only good until they are elected and then they are reviled by the voters who elected them.

How do you get a better choice? You have to make the position attractive to better people. Rather than sending hate mail and death threats to the people who serve in government, show them some respect. After all, you and I get to participate in the selection process. If the person we choose is not up to the standards we expect, that is on us. If we want better, choose someone better. We get the governments we deserve.

Perhaps this is an old report. The global death toll is 6.7 million so far. With what is happening in China, that number may increase significantly. And anyone who is unconcerned about the flu doesn't have a grasp of history. The flu pandemic after the Great War killed more people than the war.

The covid vaccines are not harmful and help prevent serious illness. You've been consuming too much misinformation.

What harmful drugs are these?

No. My question was are you concerned with pre-op F to M transgenders using the mens? And you never answered the question of lesbians using the women's in the presence of young girls.

But you are okay with lesbians in the bathroom with her? What about biological women (transgender f 2 m) using the men's bathroom. Are you okay with that?

The University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association were discussing the expulsion of a student because he was gay. This was in the mid-1970's. The discussion was pretty one-sided. They decided the student had to be expelled. The President of the Faculty association advised the meeting that if the student had to leave, "then I have to go too. I'm gay." The student was admitted without further objection. He was Doug Wilson. He passed away in 1992. Every year, the University held the annual Doug Wilson awards as tribute. It is amazing how fast things change. I remember people losing their jobs because somebody said they were "communists." Then the pole reversed and it was the anti-communists who were blacklisted. It goes back and forth ad infinitum. Why can't we just respect people for who they are? Like the courageous Professor Peter Millard who put himself out there on the precipice for a student.

If the college of Nursing should not be allowed to dictate what a nurse can say and do on her own time, Trinity Western should not be allowed to dictate whom a student can fall in love with on their own time.