What a bunch of hot air!
Lou Rinaldi delivered a dubious retort to a very intelligent question on Monday night. Cllr Stan Frost asked why the province was being inconsistent by banning municipalities from offering bribes to business but allowing bribes to doctors. Rinaldi replied:
"Our government has looked at every possible way but, at the end of the day, we don't want to tell municipalities how best to spend their money. Under the present law, there's nothing the province can do."
Well Lou change the law you have done it before: bicycle helmets, no stunt driving, no cell phones or smoking in cars and the list goes on. So long is the list of measures that curtail individual liberty that the Premier is known by some as "Premier Dad".
To handcuff municipalities with a doctor shortage and then tell them that in order to attract doctors it is OK to bribe them is reckless fiscal policy that wastes local ratepayers money. We don't want to spend this money but some Councils are convinced that it is the only way to get them here. There's an election this year Lou, some may remember this remark as political nonsense and vote accordingly.
"Our government has looked at every possible way but, at the end of the day, we don't want to tell municipalities how best to spend their money. Under the present law, there's nothing the province can do."
Well Lou change the law you have done it before: bicycle helmets, no stunt driving, no cell phones or smoking in cars and the list goes on. So long is the list of measures that curtail individual liberty that the Premier is known by some as "Premier Dad".
To handcuff municipalities with a doctor shortage and then tell them that in order to attract doctors it is OK to bribe them is reckless fiscal policy that wastes local ratepayers money. We don't want to spend this money but some Councils are convinced that it is the only way to get them here. There's an election this year Lou, some may remember this remark as political nonsense and vote accordingly.
2 comments:
Please sir, your use of the word "bribe" is so unfortunately direct, so crude.
Surely, when dealing with the professional classes, one should chose a more discreet and gracious term. Perhaps "inducement" would be more suitable, more befitting of the self sacrificing nature of those who would be swayed by such an offer.
"Peculation" is another word that implies a certain style is required
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