Do as I say and not as I do.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 9:09PM NOTE: I have addded some changes as I understand that MLA wages are already frozen and there are no plans to increase them during this time. I still think it was a rookie mistake not to mention the existing freezes, especially considering the raises of 2008, but to be fair my original post was off-base. Thanks to MLA Doug Elniski and Josh Traptow for correcting me.
Original Post:
I don't have the energy tonight to provide much commentary on the Premier Stelmach address, other than this one very simple point.
Stelmach address wage freezes for bureaucratic management, and totally ignores MLA's and Cabinet ministers who have just given themselves very healthy raises recently. I'm no genius, but I know a little bit about leading by example. This is a horrible miss, and you can expect for many to talk about it over the next few weeks. Starting with the regulars, and of course the PC's newest nemesis, the upstart Wildrose Alliance Party.
Why do our politicians keep missing on the simple things? It's a dumbass mistake and one that I think we can't let go of. I am going to start the Twitter hashtag #ablegfreeze to see if we can start a meme on it. Join me.
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