tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133229932455303226.post3831528121021921032..comments2024-03-02T00:17:05.098-08:00Comments on 24 Percent Majority: Vic Toews Returns - Week 90 - Jan 16-25Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020400136261222984noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133229932455303226.post-88156821925149308512013-01-22T09:33:13.162-08:002013-01-22T09:33:13.162-08:00Jay. I agree with you. To a point.
When the sal...Jay. I agree with you. To a point.<br /><br />When the salary for the work far outstrips the work being done, you need to ask some questions.<br /><br />And the fact that Senators (and other politicians) are paid a large sum of money and perhaps not showing results doesn't preclude this from being a valid question.<br /><br />Is this line of reasoning/questioning by Brazeau/Canada racially motivated? Probably. I don't agree entirely with what he says. I in no way am trying to blame the first nations for this mess and I agree that the Federal Government is as much to blame as anybody. I'm just suggesting that without a complete understanding of where the money is going we can't possibly figure out what the solution is and I agree with Brazeau that it is not racist to initiate a process whereby we try to figure out where the money is going (even though it's probably racist that we've put so much focus on this issue).<br /><br />I'm an Engineer. If I've learned one thing over the years it's that you can't effectively solve a problem unless you have great data. Perhaps the actual data will suggest that there are no problems with reserve finances and this has all been elaborate smoke and mirrors? We'll never know until we have some actual data.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020400136261222984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133229932455303226.post-16276839311255507972013-01-22T04:26:08.353-08:002013-01-22T04:26:08.353-08:00I was with Brazeau right until here: "While w...I was with Brazeau right until here: "While we mull this over, we might also ask the question of how certain chiefs and council members seem to receive very handsome salaries and benefits while families go without clean drinking water."<br /><br />Why not, Senators and Premiers and Prime Ministers getting handsome salaries? This is ghetto-ized thinking; Their issue is their problem and they are mismanaging it. To my mind, it's our issue, our problem, and we are mismanaging it. <br /><br />If the AANDC sucks at its job (his contention not mine), then our Federal Government is just as culpable for throwing money away by not expecting proper accounting procedures be followed. <br /><br />To me this is the greatest boondoggle of government accountability. The old saw is, "we paid x dollars for y service/infrastructure/program and it didn't work, therefore look at the people who got the money not us." This is insanity. Ask any manager.small business owner/anyone with a budget basically and responsible for the outcome of spending that budget (like 4 walls, heating, clean water, and food for your family) and making sure the work gets done properly is the hardest part. Stroking the cheque (especially when its the people chequebook) is easy.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336096729012596412noreply@blogger.com