• Poutinetown@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      Most Canadians are not anti immigrants, they are anti housing crisis and anti healthcare strain. The former is the results of capitalist decision making/lobbying, latter is the results of cuts in government budget for healthcare (a favorite policy of libertarian/conservative parties) and extreme bureaucracy and aversion to innovative healthcare management designed for efficiency (this is a problem in many parts of the world, and we all know Canadian governments, provincial or federal, are not known for their efficiency).

      The lack of technocrats in government is a massive issue. Holland (fed) and Dubé (QC) both worked in financial services before going into politics. Dix (BC) worked as a journalist, and it’s unclear what Jones (ON) was doing before politics. Why aren’t doctors, nurses, healthcare management experts (i.e., people who actually ran hospitals and worked with doctors) getting elected and taking those positions?

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        8 months ago

        Not like it worked well with Barette or Couillard. The reality is that the people that want the position shouldn’t have it, and the people that don’t want the position should have it.

        Power attract the people that shouldn’t be in power. Simple as that.

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          8 months ago

          Not all doctors make good politicians (for example, I doubt that Dr oz would be a good choice as a secretary). But good health ministers are more likely to come from a healthcare background, although you may have really good non-experts doing a ministers job.

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            8 months ago

            I was a bit too sarcastic in my OP. I agree with you that someone with a background in what they administer is a boon.

            But my point still stands. In almost all cases, the people vying for power positions are the wrong people for the job.

            So the right person, someone that would be less influenced by power, needs to get chewed by their party and raise through the ranks. And if after all this ordeal, they still have their voice left in the party, then they make great minister.