OTTAWA — Two unions representing federal government workers say tough talk on cutting costs from Treasury Board President Tony Clement strikes a sour note as he takes over responsibility for the public service.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada says it is troubled by Clement's remarks in an interview with the Citizen on Thursday, the day after he was named to his new job in cabinet. Clement said "failure is not an option" as he moves to reduce costs and help the Conservatives balance their books a year earlier than projected, in keeping with a campaign promise.
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Democracy Gone Astray
Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.
All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.
[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]
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