What
is government?
That is a good question, and in light of rising
discontent with our current provincial government in British
Columbia, I found it interesting that some one sent the following to
me the other day. They are the quotes of some very wise people, some
from long in the past, and some from our own time.
All
have spoken truth as to what government should be, but often times is
not.
Government
can be dictatorial – even in a democracy ... but above all else
government, one that is based on democratic principles, should be
accountable to the people who elect it.
Given
the decline in support for Christy Clark, and the BC Liberal
government she heads, I'll leave it to you to decide how many of the
following are fitting for the government we currently have.
It is a quote from (W.A.C.) William
Andrew Cecil Bennett. Bennett
was the premier of our great province from 1952 to 1972, and a man who
many people either loved and admired – or passionately hated. He
was usually referred to as W.A.C.
Bennett,
others called him "Wacky"
Bennett.
While
this first quote is in reference to Canada ... I believe it is just
as fitting a thought for our own province.
We
are a young country; we must build on the solid rock of sound
economic policies and balanced budgets. But, we must be prepared, as
a nation, to step from the solid rock onto new ground. The path of
ease, the path of tradition alone, is not the path of a greater
Canada ~~ W.A.C. Bennett
