Readers discuss provincial squabbling, the government\u0027s \u0027insane\u0027 EV diktat, revolving\u002Ddoor justice and much more
Last Saturday, Andrew Cohen wrote about troubles at the National Gallery of Canada. Earlier in the week, Tristin Hopper wrote about the Medical Assistance in Dying Activity Book that was created with a grant from the Government of Canada. Both endeavours, while possibly noble, enjoy very little support among Canadians as priorities that deserve the attention of government at this time.
In other words, truly democratic governments have no legitimate business spending time, money and effort on these projects when our economy is as distorted as it is, our armed forces are unable to recruit soldiers, our civil service has lost control over the issuance of visas and passports, wait times for medical care have risen to intolerable levels, and Ukraine needs all the help it can muster to defeat Russia.
Our politicians think that everything is a priority and that they therefore have no duty to focus on those projects that their constituents think are most important. If we are to succeed at anything, we must know how to identify and pursue a very limited number of priorities.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.