Provincial Election 2011

Every four years we are treated to a election to decide who will be making decisions on behalf of the electorate.This year we are faced with a situation as all places are where there is too little money and far too much to do. The needs of the ordinary person were never more clear and because of the deficits that governments built over the years they stare us in the face . Decisions have to be made. All the talk is about cutting services and downsizing government but since this means laying off staff there is a human outcry.

We have been so used to having the government look after us that the thought of taking care of yourself hardly enters the picture.Many people are wholly dependent on one level of government or another. The burden of providing these services become critical when fewer and fewer people pay to support this responsibility. Seniors are becoming more numerous and it seems that they live longer so the cost of health services becomes the major expense .Providing health, police, fire protection and education sends the costs through the roof. This is without mentioning the costs of our roads, armed forces and the many social services required to meet the needs of our citizens.

There is a strong right wing movement sweeping across North America and with talks of expanding the penal system and building more prisons it seems to fly in the face of good research and common sense. Our air force is demanding new war planes which will cost 35 billion dollars over the next ten years also does not make sense. These planes are strictly a offensive weapon and will do little to keep our country safe as I don't see any enemy threatening Canada.

This move is one which has bothered me for some time as Canada has always been a peace keeping people and buying these weapons make little sense. Better to use this money to improve our ability to