Money can't buy love. Votes, on the other hand...
I have always been frustrated by hypocrisy, especially in the political arena. Many Canadians have a stomach for political hypocrisy, but I unfortunately do not.
During the entire duration of the thirty-ninth Canadian federal election, the Conservative party of Canada mercilessly pelted the ruling liberal party with accusation after accusation of various acts of corruption. One of the accusations against the Liberal party was the allegations that the liberal party was "Buying votes" by allocating billions of dollars in funds to various causes on the eve of the federal election.
On the other hand, a strange development has occurred in the province of Alberta, where the
Conservative provincial premier, Ralph Klein, has sent every resident of Alberta a "Prosperity Check" of four hundred dollars per individual.
So, the allocation of funds by the Liberal party to various programs counts as "buying votes", but apparently the Conservative party sending every Albertan citizen a Cheque in the mail does not fall under the category of "Buying votes."? Ah, the bitter taste of Hypocrisy.
Strangely enough, these prosperity cheques will total about 1.4 billion dollars in provincial funds. This is even more confusing. While Premier Klein is pushing for the privitization of the Albertan
public healthcare system (He has recently received approval from caucus for privitization.) , on the grounds that it is unsustainable, at the same time he sends all citizens of Alberta a resource cheque in the mail. Apparently Alberta is prosperous enough to give it's citizens 1.4 billion dollars in cheques, but not prosperous enough to provide it's citizens with healthcare. It doesn't add up.
The hard-won social programs in Alberta are being smashed into oblivion, and all the while the people cheer, because they received 400$ in the mail. I'm not saying that the provincial government shouldn't give the wealth generated from the provincial resources back to the people. I'm saying that there is a proper way to do it. Invest in social programs, rather than superficial temporary financial boosts.
Anyways, join me now in ushering in a new era of the same old government. Same corruption, same mismanagement of funds, same destruction of social programs, and same methods of purchasing an election. Same old hypocrisy; brand new package.
During the entire duration of the thirty-ninth Canadian federal election, the Conservative party of Canada mercilessly pelted the ruling liberal party with accusation after accusation of various acts of corruption. One of the accusations against the Liberal party was the allegations that the liberal party was "Buying votes" by allocating billions of dollars in funds to various causes on the eve of the federal election.
On the other hand, a strange development has occurred in the province of Alberta, where the
Conservative provincial premier, Ralph Klein, has sent every resident of Alberta a "Prosperity Check" of four hundred dollars per individual.
So, the allocation of funds by the Liberal party to various programs counts as "buying votes", but apparently the Conservative party sending every Albertan citizen a Cheque in the mail does not fall under the category of "Buying votes."? Ah, the bitter taste of Hypocrisy.
Strangely enough, these prosperity cheques will total about 1.4 billion dollars in provincial funds. This is even more confusing. While Premier Klein is pushing for the privitization of the Albertan
public healthcare system (He has recently received approval from caucus for privitization.) , on the grounds that it is unsustainable, at the same time he sends all citizens of Alberta a resource cheque in the mail. Apparently Alberta is prosperous enough to give it's citizens 1.4 billion dollars in cheques, but not prosperous enough to provide it's citizens with healthcare. It doesn't add up.
The hard-won social programs in Alberta are being smashed into oblivion, and all the while the people cheer, because they received 400$ in the mail. I'm not saying that the provincial government shouldn't give the wealth generated from the provincial resources back to the people. I'm saying that there is a proper way to do it. Invest in social programs, rather than superficial temporary financial boosts.
Anyways, join me now in ushering in a new era of the same old government. Same corruption, same mismanagement of funds, same destruction of social programs, and same methods of purchasing an election. Same old hypocrisy; brand new package.
posted by RedJulie at 7:58 PM
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Excellently written piece
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