Who Is Governing Anyway

The NDP, because it has never been government is continually in a mode of proving to the electorate of Nova Scotia why it should be given the chance to govern. They should be on the bandwagon to clean up these government departments that proven themselves unworthy of the power and trust they have been given. BUT the NDP in Nova Scotia has shown itself it is reluctant to get into the fray. Why can that be? Sure, we can point our finger at government, but,more importantly, we are overlooking those who do the abusing. You know... the human element, the staff. It's easy to point out that the abuse is being done and over looked by government , but what about that public servant who is delivering the abuse? Why should they get off easy? The most important component of that abuse is hidden in plain sight. One must take into consideration that these public servants are organized members of large unions , who,on one hand, profess to be staunch believers in human rights and, by default, great supporters of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Especially, when they can call public attention to themselves in a positive light. These unions are very much the biggest hypocrites. In fact,(and action)they are not as interested in human rights as they would have us all believe. Time and again in recent months, media and others here in Nova Scotia have shone the light of fact and reality on many problems and shortcomings of the WCB and Social Services... apparently ,to no avaial. The abuses by these two agencies continue apparently with the tacit approval of the unions and their political arm, the New Democratic Party. In fact, the NDP recently announced it was content to go with the status quo...and this in a time when a full blown no holds barred public inquiry should be the order of the day. Taxpayers are being held hostage by political parties that have been hijacked by a bunch of self serving elite, whose only apparent interest, thus far, is filling their pockets with your tax dollars. Included in this mix we have large government employee unions , whose only agenda is to control and protect their brethern who are employed in these vile government public service bureaucracies. Dues are paramount. More important than rules of basic morality or humanity. Why should anyone trust a political system that has proven so many times in our recent past that it is not there to serve its employers( the people), but instead serves party members,first and foremost. By the way, that membership amounts to less than 2% of the population. So, what gives? How can a minority (ie: political parties and their membership) hold up the majority of the people in this province/nation? How was this achieved? Liberals and CONservatives all dance together and, no matter how you look at them , they cater to the business community which has very much become an integrated part and power base of these parties. The NDP, in an effort to distinguish itself from the Liberals and CONservatives has aligned itself with the trade unions which,if you remember what we said a few paragraphs back, has tied any open ends by its tight association with the government employee unions ... from which it derives handsome annual salaries for those tarde union leaders who also happen to support the NDP party. One can only be of the opinion that if these political parties were to call for a full blown public inquiry looking into WCB and Community Services, they would be committing political (and financial )suicide. And,on close examination, one will conclude there are certainly no ideological differences in any of these parties who have become an expensive albatross around the necks of Nova Scotian taxpayers. Regards Wayne Coady 21 Ashgrove Ave. Dartmouth NS B2V1Z2 902-434-9306 wcoady@accesswave.ca