Sep 03, 2014
One of the main pillars of democracy is a non-politicized civil service. The Harper government has changed all that and a good example is the Canada Revenue Agency. The CRA has been attacking environmental charities and left-leaning think tanks as part of the Harper government's partisan attack on perceived enemies. This politicization of the Civil Service and agencies such as the Canada Revenue Agency should concern all of us, even supporters of the Conservatives, because it means that a new federal government will be able to follow in Harper's footsteps (and Scott Reid's) and, using his example, persecute organizations and even individuals who disagree with it through the use of government departments or agencies such as the CRA.
By the way, can anybody tell me why there is a partisan Canada Action Plan advertisement on the "non-partisan" Canada Revenue Agency website?
Wolfe Erlichman
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