It should be a pretty big warning sign to the supporters of the NDP and the people of this province when Janice MacKinnon says that the NDP universal drug plan is a bad idea.
Read about it here: Link
I actually like old party members like her and Romanow. They worked hard for this province and didn't get caught up in ideology at the expense of reason.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Elections should be about ideas
Where are all the great ideas? We need to figure out what this province needs for success. The NDP is too caught up in ideology to see anything and the SP is trying desperately to avoid being labeled scary by the fear mongering left. Its stifling the creative energy that should be going on right now.
So far I do give the SP credit for the longest term thinking out of the parties. The tuition rebate program shows some sensibility in retaining people in this province instead of giving people a cheap education so they can piss off to the Alberta boom or beautiful BC. Although the SP's plan may not immediately benefit students I think that it shows that they are trying to actually build this province. So, good idea Mr. Wall.
I'd like to see some new ideas on solving the health care 'crisis' without the ubiquitous cries of 'two tier' coming from the left.
I'd like to see some ways the parties plan on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
I'd like to hear all parties opinions on progressive issues, such as gay equality, smoking bans (which need to be stronger, IMO), rural development and culture.
Anyone else have ideas?
So far I do give the SP credit for the longest term thinking out of the parties. The tuition rebate program shows some sensibility in retaining people in this province instead of giving people a cheap education so they can piss off to the Alberta boom or beautiful BC. Although the SP's plan may not immediately benefit students I think that it shows that they are trying to actually build this province. So, good idea Mr. Wall.
I'd like to see some new ideas on solving the health care 'crisis' without the ubiquitous cries of 'two tier' coming from the left.
I'd like to see some ways the parties plan on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
I'd like to hear all parties opinions on progressive issues, such as gay equality, smoking bans (which need to be stronger, IMO), rural development and culture.
Anyone else have ideas?
Negativity
So the provincial election has finally been called for Nov. 7/07. Already there is a lot of negativity out there and partisan BS.
I was reading some comments on a blog about people saying that the Sask Party's or the NDP's drug plan 'didn't do anything' for them. "How does this help me?" a lot of people asked. I'd like to tell them all to quit being so GD selfish. The government isn't about doing things for each individual in the province. A party doesn't need to address each one of your concerns for them to be a viable option. There are a million people in this province and sometimes those other people need help too. Our government is supposed to be about creating the right conditions for success for the province, not every Tom, Dick or Harry in opposite corners of the province.
To use an old saying "Ask not what your government can do for you..." and I leave off the rest because in today's society no one wants to do anything for the government. Moral of the story, suck it up, quit whining that there isn't anything for YOU in a particular platform plank and see how it will affect the province overall.
I was reading some comments on a blog about people saying that the Sask Party's or the NDP's drug plan 'didn't do anything' for them. "How does this help me?" a lot of people asked. I'd like to tell them all to quit being so GD selfish. The government isn't about doing things for each individual in the province. A party doesn't need to address each one of your concerns for them to be a viable option. There are a million people in this province and sometimes those other people need help too. Our government is supposed to be about creating the right conditions for success for the province, not every Tom, Dick or Harry in opposite corners of the province.
To use an old saying "Ask not what your government can do for you..." and I leave off the rest because in today's society no one wants to do anything for the government. Moral of the story, suck it up, quit whining that there isn't anything for YOU in a particular platform plank and see how it will affect the province overall.
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