Best place to live or a third-world country?
Recent developments at one of the Indian reserves in Northern Ontario have once again shown how hypocrytical our federal government is.
With big brass and broo-haha the government is trying to pretend that we are a modern and generous state helping other countries by sending them our troops to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Rwanda and other places. We spend on that millions of dollars while here in our country there is a significant part of the population - namely the native people - who live in extreme poverty, stricken by diseases, alcoholism, drug problems and very high unemployment.
For two years the problems of the Cree of Kashechewan reserve were practicaly ignored - the government did nothing - other than proclaiming boiling water advisory - to improve their living conditions and stop contamination of water and to make it drinkable. It was a terrible, terrible shame that so many people had suffer so much while the government boasts budget surplus. But even more annoying thing is to hear about the lavish life style enjoyed by politicians like Dingwall or - unforgettable former Governor General (she enjoyed caviar and wine at taxpayers' expense while people of Kashechewan didn't have water to drink!).
Not so long ago - before Chretien came to power - Canada was considered to be the best place to live. Now we don't even make it to the first 10, mainly because of the living conditions at the reserves and the quality of health care.
But that's a different story. Do you think we can be again the leader of the world? We should have elections soon. Will we use our democratic system to make a change for better? Or will we vote in again the same corrupted pack of Liberals... Shouldn't we give the other party a chance to make again Canada the best country to live in?
Stan
With big brass and broo-haha the government is trying to pretend that we are a modern and generous state helping other countries by sending them our troops to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Rwanda and other places. We spend on that millions of dollars while here in our country there is a significant part of the population - namely the native people - who live in extreme poverty, stricken by diseases, alcoholism, drug problems and very high unemployment.
For two years the problems of the Cree of Kashechewan reserve were practicaly ignored - the government did nothing - other than proclaiming boiling water advisory - to improve their living conditions and stop contamination of water and to make it drinkable. It was a terrible, terrible shame that so many people had suffer so much while the government boasts budget surplus. But even more annoying thing is to hear about the lavish life style enjoyed by politicians like Dingwall or - unforgettable former Governor General (she enjoyed caviar and wine at taxpayers' expense while people of Kashechewan didn't have water to drink!).
Not so long ago - before Chretien came to power - Canada was considered to be the best place to live. Now we don't even make it to the first 10, mainly because of the living conditions at the reserves and the quality of health care.
But that's a different story. Do you think we can be again the leader of the world? We should have elections soon. Will we use our democratic system to make a change for better? Or will we vote in again the same corrupted pack of Liberals... Shouldn't we give the other party a chance to make again Canada the best country to live in?
Stan
posted by Stan Hill at 2:31 PM
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