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Originally Posted by 4X4
On what planet do people start work at 10? It's not a restaurant, it's the LA.
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Who said anything about starting work at 10? That is when that part of their job was scheduled to start. You work construction- right? If you have the electrician scheduled to work from 7-10, and ask the plumber to show up after 10, are you telling him that has to be the only thing he does that morning? Or are you avoiding scheduling conflicts.
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Originally Posted by 4X4
LOL @ the suggestion that they shouldn't govern if they have young families.
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Let me clarify- you should not apply and accept a job if you are not prepared to deal with the hours of work involved. Trudeau has a young family, and is prepared to work the hours required to be PM. (Which I'd think is more than an MLA.) I know many other people in politics who have also managed family life and political life.
OK, getting back to the article, the quote from the WR says "We had come to an agreement and then the order paper showed something totally different."
So my issue is that the WR and NDP had sat down and drawn out a schedule; one that they had agreed upon. I'm sure there would have been some give and take on both sides; there would have to be in order for that many people to come to an agreement. Then when it came time to officially announce the schedule, the NDP came up with one of their own. At the very least, if the NDP wanted to come up with their own, being a majority I'm sure they could have. However they sat down with the WR and came up with one; then changed their minds.
Maybe the WR wants the time to do other duties that are required with their role, or maybe as suggested they may need to commute in. Looking at the map, 85% of the ridings within an hour drive of the legislature are NDP. That makes up about half of their seats. So being able to make it home early to spend time with families only benefits the NDP.
So to summarize, my objection is with the NDP going against an agreement made; to do something that only serves their own interests.