http://columbiavalleynews.com/2009/06/27/macdonald-speaks-out-for-local-control/ Invermere Newspaper | Current Events & Local Issues Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:33:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://columbiavalleynews.com/2009/06/27/macdonald-speaks-out-for-local-control/comment-page-1/#comment-588 david Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:25:13 +0000 http://columbiavalleynews.com/?p=5143#comment-588 Norm MacDonald seems to forget that his ney sayer supporters chose to flood this meeting with their members imported from Golden, and Kimberley and the West Kootenys. Norm chooses to abdicate decision making of government back to the local population. Does this really mean that since his party ( NDP) has chosen to back away from their pre election position of a moratorium on IPP's, that he, Norm, has chosen to abdicate the necessity of his acting in the position to which he was elected. ie make decisions. People are elected to government to make decisions. Norm is saying that he should not make decisions but they should be made at the local level. Why did we ever bother to elect him then? Resign Norm. Since you don't want to do what you have been hired to do -- Resign. Norm MacDonald seems to forget that his ney sayer supporters chose to flood this meeting with their members imported from Golden, and Kimberley and the West Kootenys.
Norm chooses to abdicate decision making of government back to the local population. Does this really mean that since his party ( NDP) has chosen to back away from their pre election position of a moratorium on IPP’s, that he, Norm, has chosen to abdicate the necessity of his acting in the position to which he was elected. ie make decisions.
People are elected to government to make decisions. Norm is saying that he should not make decisions but they should be made at the local level.
Why did we ever bother to elect him then?
Resign Norm.
Since you don’t want to do what you have been hired to do — Resign.

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