Greetings All FYI Gordon =========================== 15 October 2000 Editor National Post Online Sir: Re: "PM lures Tobin back to cabinet." (NP Online - 14 October 2000 - Joan Bryden) As I approach my 59th birthday at the end of the month, I have spent most of my life believing that we lived in a Democracy, where the leaders of the country were elected by the people. It would appear that I was mistaken. If, as the article states "There is no constitutional obstacle to making someone a Cabinet minister even though they are not a member of Parliament", there should be. If the PM can include one non-elected member in the Cabinet what is to prevent him from making up the Cabinet entirely of non-elected members. How can someone not elected sit in the House of Commons? How can someone with no accountability to Parliament and the people of the country be made the head of a Ministry? The last time I looked, a Government run like this was called a Dictatorship. The PM would do well to reconsider his decision in this matter. If he wishes to bring Brian Tobin back into the Federal fold, let him do so after Mr. Tobin has been duly elected by the people. Gordon A. WATTS gordon_watts@telus.net Canada Census Committee 1455 Delia Drive Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2V9 Tel (604) 942-6889 Fax (604) 942-6843 Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census information at http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census and http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/7843/poll.html Download and circulate Post 1901 Census Petitions now from http://www.globalgenealogy.com/census/petition.htm