I Demand An Apology
More righteous indignation from BCs Chief Justice because the BC Minister of Justice suggested there are improvements to be made in the court system. Meanwhile Norman Spector is getting the desired publicity for his comments about Belinda Stronach. The Ontario minister for Aboriginal Affairs has his nose out of joint over a cancelled meeting with Jim Prentice - a political response to a political action by McGuinty.
The link between all of the above? They're examples of how i) politicians can't make the kind of common sense statements that regular people make all the time, ii) the kind of jibes regular people make in real life become an offense to (insert group here) everywhere, when everyone knows they're not and iii) political factors cause far more time and money to be spent on some issues, while others are neglected.
Who's to blame? Well the politicians are just playing the game that's laid out for them, and it's hard to blame them for it. Until voters demand our politicos shape up it's going to be more of the same.
posted by Matt at 9:32 AM
3 Comments:
gritpatriot: My understanding is that this issue is primarily a provincial responsibility.
I have no idea what you mean when you say Prentice is chicken to face the voters - he did so in 2004, 2006 and will presumably do so in the next election.
November 01, 2006 12:34 PM
website of Norm Miller MPP for Parry Sound/Muskoka
''How can you say that the issue is about an outstanding land claim and try to pass the buck? Your own website that lists current land claims and related negotiations does not include the Six Nations or the property in Caledonia, and you personally acknowledged yesterday that “The dispute really is an accounting claim, by and large.”
With respect to the occupied site, the federal government does not have jurisdiction over the title. In addition, regulations around land use, construction and development are under provincial jurisdiction. The issue of public safety in this situation is also a provincial responsibility.
Premier McGuinty should have known and acted on the local concerns since they were first voiced by Six Nations in August 2005, yet he did not.
Isn’t it a fact that the provincial government is responsible for the most immediate issues in Caledonia, all of which you have failed to address: title on the land in question, land use and development policies, public safety and highways?''
November 01, 2006 3:02 PM
Originally, McGuinty was applauded for his approach, references made to Harris and actions in the shooting death of Dudley George, a native protester, in 1995.
Maybe McGuinty will beg for 'soldiers in our streets'.
November 01, 2006 3:09 PM
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