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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
As far as the people running for office, we're not getting qualified people for the most part that are engines of industry for example, and especially with the NDP where we're getting a lot of rubes and inexperienced students and people that really shouldn't be in any position of decision making. Is it time that there is a requirement put on things like Cabinet positions? Like an actual job description with experience and educational requirements.
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Being an MLA is the best job most of our MLAs are ever going to have, and by a mile. That's scary.
One of the interesting things the NDP have done is make cabinet largely a symbolic position. i originally thought out of necessity, but I am not so sure anymore. Ministers don't take a leak without checking with Topp. To the extent this looks like a winning formula you can bet other parties will copy it. That's only going to make it harder to get good people to run. If someone is actually capable and accomplished they'll be thinking Hmm let me see...pay cut, get to be a public pin cushion, and no say in the direction. Sign me up.