Sorry, this sounds too much like, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" So let's do a right-wing thing and be careful with our definitions:
A Federal bureaucracy is not an Institution. The House of Commons is.
I agree with Mr. Cole that Conservatives must be present in Canadian Institutions. Total government consumption of GDP in 2023 was 64% (MacDonald Laurier). If we want to give Canadians room to breathe, then Gov spending must drop to 45% of GDP or less. This represents a 30% reduction in government, or using Mr. Cole's numbers, a drop in Federal employment of 110,000. If we are present in the House of Commons in sufficient numbers, we can do this.
Sorry, this sounds too much like, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" So let's do a right-wing thing and be careful with our definitions:
A Federal bureaucracy is not an Institution. The House of Commons is.
I agree with Mr. Cole that Conservatives must be present in Canadian Institutions. Total government consumption of GDP in 2023 was 64% (MacDonald Laurier). If we want to give Canadians room to breathe, then Gov spending must drop to 45% of GDP or less. This represents a 30% reduction in government, or using Mr. Cole's numbers, a drop in Federal employment of 110,000. If we are present in the House of Commons in sufficient numbers, we can do this.
Let's go, John