Comments on: Perks of the Civil Service - Paid Vacations in Ottawa! http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2006/07/07/perks-of-the-civil-service-paid-vacations-in-ottawa/ Conservative group weblog that publishes daily commentary on political events and topics affecting Canada, the United States and the world. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:20:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Lyndon Simmons http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2006/07/07/perks-of-the-civil-service-paid-vacations-in-ottawa/#comment-110829 Lyndon Simmons Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:24:40 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2006/07/07/perks-of-the-civil-service-paid-vacations-in-ottawa/#comment-110829 I would have to tend to agree with Anonymous, actually. It seems pretty silly to blame new public servants for something that is a requirement of thier job. If you think that this is a waste of public money, then take it up with those who make the decisions about where the money gets spent! And remember, without public servants, none of the services you expect and require from governments would be delivered. So the next time you catch yourself saying "the government should really do something about X", then talk to your decision makers, and if they agree, and there is enough political will, then they will ask public servants to implement and manage it. As for whether or not this should be labelled under Corruption and Scandals, well, it seems that it was a pretty transparent process to me. This program was batted around under the Liberals, and when the Conservatives took power, they implemented it. So obviously they do not think it is as bad of an idea as others may. I would have to tend to agree with Anonymous, actually. It seems pretty silly to blame new public servants for something that is a requirement of thier job.

If you think that this is a waste of public money, then take it up with those who make the decisions about where the money gets spent! And remember, without public servants, none of the services you expect and require from governments would be delivered. So the next time you catch yourself saying “the government should really do something about X”, then talk to your decision makers, and if they agree, and there is enough political will, then they will ask public servants to implement and manage it.

As for whether or not this should be labelled under Corruption and Scandals, well, it seems that it was a pretty transparent process to me. This program was batted around under the Liberals, and when the Conservatives took power, they implemented it. So obviously they do not think it is as bad of an idea as others may.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2006/07/07/perks-of-the-civil-service-paid-vacations-in-ottawa/#comment-110791 Anonymous Sun, 09 Jul 2006 22:14:15 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2006/07/07/perks-of-the-civil-service-paid-vacations-in-ottawa/#comment-110791 Yeah. I would write my local MP about this one. Seems a lot more productive than bitching about it here. Yeah. I would write my local MP about this one. Seems a lot more productive than bitching about it here.

]]> By: From Cork to Toronto http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2006/07/07/perks-of-the-civil-service-paid-vacations-in-ottawa/#comment-156511 From Cork to Toronto Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2006/07/07/perks-of-the-civil-service-paid-vacations-in-ottawa/#comment-156511 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Combining this with Garth Turner's broadside against the parliamentary allowance towards the mortgages of MPs, the elimination of waste seems to have slipped out of Mr Harper's vaunted priorities. Hat-tip: the Politic via Ontario Blogs <!--%kramer-post%--> Combining this with Garth Turner’s broadside against the parliamentary allowance towards the mortgages of MPs, the elimination of waste seems to have slipped out of Mr Harper’s vaunted priorities. Hat-tip: the Politic via Ontario Blogs

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