editorial
On CBC radio this morning and in the Tyee, Rafe Mair
is calling for the resignation of Mines Minister, Bennett because Mair says, it
is a matter of responsibility. http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2014/08/18/Bill-Bennett-Needs-to-Resign/
The buck must stop somewhere in other words. It is a question of who is ultimately
responsible and personality has nothing to do with the argument. Oversight does.
The news on the Elizabeth Lake flooding is encouraging
- that a new culvert with a regulating gate will likely be installed soon. However the statement recently heard that
the real cause of the high water in Elizabeth Lake is not known, makes very
light of what many feel they very well know and what they have been saying for
months. Once more, it is a question of
ultimate responsibility. It is the quality of the work that was done, or not
and its oversight that counts.
When issues such as these are made light of, dismissed
or shuffled from one jurisdiction to another, it is no wonder the public loses
trust. No one takes responsibility and
frequently it is the taxpayer who ends up paying a big legal bill through no
fault of their of own. Naturally, the
voting public resent that.
Taking responsibility for ones actions or lack of,
demonstrates maturity. It is something
teachers and parents try to instil in their children. It is sad that in our politics of the day, too often wiggling,
legal tactics are used instead of good, old fashioned honesty and
responsibility.
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