Is Number 6 On The Way?

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is continuing to get hammered over the David Emerson boondoggle - most recently over his decision to tell the Ethics Commissioner to take a hike.

Let's not beat around the bush here - the Prime Minister is wrong.

It doesn't matter that Bernard Shapiro is a liberal appointed ethics commissioner with very little credibility left in most circles.

It doesn't matter that the opposition continues to try and make political hay over the issue.

What matters - THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS - is that the Prime Minister is following a course of action that completely contradicts everything he campaigned on. It contradicts everything that Canadians liked about his message of accountability, honesty and integrity.

The comments from the Prime Minister's newest Director of Communications certainly did not help the situation stating the PM is "Loath" to cooperate with the Ethics Commissioner (Do I smell number 6?)

Regardless of the nuisance and the time it is the PM's duty to go through the process, give credence to the issue and take any recommendations under advisement. Instead, discrediting the commissioner and claiming political interference smacks of the same old political BS.

If you meant you would bring a different kind of government - prove it.

Let the commissioner conduct his study and pay attention to what he and Canadians are saying.

The real question here is why is this "accountable" government giving the Ethics Commissioner any kind of issue to deal with during the first 30 days in office. For their sakes - and ours - I hope this is not a sign of things to come.

A Balanced Approach

Over the past couple of weeks I have given a hard time to those within the Liberal Party of Canada seemed on speeding towards the next election - instead of pausing to determine where they should head and what exactly the Canadian public is looking for.

Yesterday, Islander turned New Brunswickers turned Central Canadian Steven MacKinnon returned to Moncton to speak to his former colleagues at the Moncton Rotary Club with a much more neutral and strategic approach.

As National Director of the Liberal Party - it's MacKinnon's role to help to redefine the party and to seek out the new vision and new direction that will take the party into the next 15 years and MacKinnon is smart enough to understand that more of the same will not work. Don't rush towards the finish line - otherwise you won't like the place you've finished.

It's also a time where some in the party are calling for MacKinnon's head as an architect for the failed election campaign.

While National Directors sometimes pay the price, it may be time to keep some consistency in Ottawa as well. As long as those in charge remember that this great party is one that needs to reflect the values of Canadians from coast to coast to coast.

It's a time of rebuilding. Don't rush to fill a void just because. Do it because it's the right thing to do for Canadians. Keeping searching for new ideas and new visions. Encourage our young leaders of tomorrow to start speaking today.

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