There is a very disturbing conclusion to be drawn from the widespread strikes, cash heists, work stoppages, protests, marches and petitions that sweep this country almost continuously. They are all symptoms of the massive dissatisfaction of our citizenry and a signal of their feeling that the government is not working for their benefit, that it is not listening to them, and that normal channels are not functioning. There are most certainly issues that need commissions of inquiry, but that should not stop the government from beginning a process of identifying and addressing the inadequate servicing of widespread public needs. A necessary concomitant to this is the public naming and prosecution of the many thieves, crooks and generally corrupt and dishonest individuals who have populated the processes of government for so long. Perhaps the best start for this process would be the re-introduction of the Westminster doctrine of “ministerial responsibility”, where the minister carries th...
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