Saturday, September 03, 2011

While we're asking for honesty.....

I've been reading articles by various Conservative-leaning journalists about how Jack Layton might have been sick the whole time that he was campaigning in the last Federal election and that as Canadians, we deserve to know whether this is true. I honestly don't know what difference it makes, as all of us are or will be dying of something sooner or later and fate just might hand an errant car or lightning bolt into the path of a country's leader as much as any illness, known or otherwise.

But since we're bringing up honesty, openness and intent, maybe the current government might be able to answer these next few questions. What kind of country is the current government planning for its citizens? What does the end game look like? Are we headed for a mostly privatized health care system that only select people can afford? Are we going to shirk any environmental responsibility we might have? Are we going to ignore the potential for green energy technology in favour of maximizing fossil fuel profits? Will the borders be mostly closed to new immigrants? Does the government have a secret plan to support the entertainment industry's rights over those of the consumer? Will our pension system be allowed to wither away to nothing?

We deserve to know......

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