The Supreme Court of Canada: A first step to curtail the lying of our politicians

Nipawin - Wednesday, July 4, 2001 - by: Mario deSantis

double
standards
We have a double standards in our civil system, one for the few and privileged and the other for the rest of us. We wrote stories about politicians and came to the conclusion that something is intrinsically wrong with our political system., I described our leaders as more intent to fill their pockets with money rather than to walk their talks.

commissions
I was right in focusing on the unconstitutional fiber of these politicians, who while wraping themselves up with the Canadian flag, tackle the pressing social injustice with further governmental secrecies, further commissions, further investigations, further regulations and further legislation. Our political leaders are never wrong and they have been lying to the public for years while going to their banks and collect the fruits of their social mismanagement.

ministerial
decisions
But who knows, maybe the politicians' good time to lie to the public is over as our Supreme Court is waking up to this ongoing reality. A few days ago, and for the first time, the Supreme Court of Canada has dealt with the court's power over ministerial decisions and ruled that a Quebec cabinet minister must honour his word to a Montreal hospital. Patrick Monahan, a veteran Supreme Court analyst at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, has stated

firm
commitments

"It is groundbreaking... I think what this is indicating is that the trend today is to say that when governments make firm commitments, they're going to have to honour those."

I am encouraged to think that pretty soon we can take our governments to court as our political system is crumbling.

-----------References/Endnotes:

General reference: political and economic articles at Ensign http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign

Broken promises matter: Top court. Supreme court holds Quebec politician responsible for pledge. 'Groundbreaking' unanimous judgment. By Janice Tibbetts, The Ottawa Citizen, Saturday 30 June 2001 http://www.ottawacitizen.com/national/010630/5032927.html

The Supreme Court of Canada's home page with a virtual tour.

The actual judgement in this case


Nipawin - Wednesday, July 4, 2001 - by: Mario deSantis
double standards	We have a double standards in our civil system, one for the few and privileged and the other for the rest of us. We wrote stories about politicians and came to the conclusion that something is intrinsically wrong with our political system., I described our leaders as more intent to fill their pockets with money rather than to walk their talks.

commissions	I was right in focusing on the unconstitutional fiber of these politicians, who while wraping themselves up with the Canadian flag, tackle the pressing social injustice with further governmental secrecies, further commissions, further investigations, further regulations and further legislation. Our political leaders are never wrong and they have been lying to the public for years while going to their banks and collect the fruits of their social mismanagement.

ministerial decisions	But who knows, maybe the politicians' good time to lie to the public is over as our Supreme Court is waking up to this ongoing reality. A few days ago, and for the first time, the Supreme Court of Canada has dealt with the court's power over ministerial decisions and ruled that a Quebec cabinet minister must honour his word to a Montreal hospital. Patrick Monahan, a veteran Supreme Court analyst at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, has stated
firm commitments	"It is groundbreaking... I think what this is indicating is that the trend today is to say that when governments make firm commitments, they're going to have to honour those."
	I am encouraged to think that pretty soon we can take our governments to court as our political system is crumbling.

-----------References/Endnotes:
	General reference: political and economic articles at Ensign http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign

	Broken promises matter: Top court. Supreme court holds Quebec politician responsible for pledge. 'Groundbreaking' unanimous judgment. By Janice Tibbetts, The Ottawa Citizen, Saturday 30 June 2001 http://www.ottawacitizen.com/national/010630/5032927.html

	The Supreme Court of Canada's home page with a virtual tour.

	The actual judgement in this case