Accountability election, again
Posted on February 26, 2008
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Did the Conservative government rush the CBC board appointments? — Inside the CBC
Late last week, the federal government appointed three new members to the CBC Board of Directors. Two of the three have strong ties to the Conservative party:
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The appointments were made without the supervision of the federal appointments commission that Prime Minister Harper had promised during the last election campaign.
With the budget due in 2 hours, more evidence that an election right now might not be a bad idea. The last election took power away from the Liberals based primarily on accountability reform. That reform was supposed to make the government more transparent and would eliminate patronage appointments. The Accountability Act allows a less accountable government, seconded by Gomery. The patronage appointment pledge went out the window with the first cabinet selection and the appointment of Michael Fortier as a senator, and continues today at the CBC. But alas, these things are expected in politics. The scary part of the announcement is that it raises more fodder that the government will privatise the CBC.
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