Oh, This Is Rich

Did it ever occur to anyone that TQS is not worth "saving?" It's a private company and a money-loser. They failed. Move on.

Chraest is using this to try and leverage the Federal government (what else is new with Canada?) into renegotiating telecommunications in this country - which I think means reopening the Constitution. Juuussst great. And then the other provinces would want the same thing. Why don't we just put a bullet in Canada's head at this point?

All these people deciding what we watch.

The thought of Quebec having its own CRTC sends shivers down my spine. What an insane idea. I simply do not trust any one of the three parties to be given such powers. Not Charest (to think he once was touted to lead the Conservatives and Canada), not Dumont (who has proven to be one heck of a disappointment for me) and the other girl from that party. Whatshername?

Here's a thought: how's 'bout we disband the CRTC?

To think that unelected people I don't know determine what content is appropriate for me and my family.

It's also sick how much dependence we have on government here.

Let me close this off with this excellent letter to the editor:

Charest decries TQS plan to cut news" (Gazette, April 24).

How much more can we taxpayers take?

"Premier Jean Charest is suggesting yet another bunch of bureaucrats run yet another régie to control another aspect of life in Quebec. If he has his way, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission would become the Quebec Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission.

When will this stop? We are a province of overtaxed, over-regulated, over-controlled people.

Quebec has gone from a religious-controlled culture to one controlled by incompetent bureaucrats presiding over the degradation in quality of life. Recently, Marcel Côté wrote of the lack of leadership in this province, the reason why Quebec lags behind in various spheres. McGill University is ranked 12th in the world as a learning institution, in spite of the lack of support from Quebec. But the leaders it educates and prepares are more likely than ever to leave Montreal and Quebec.

We need change in Quebec, not more regulation. We need a more open society that promotes youth and entrepreneurs regardless of language and culture. Educated francophones themselves are leaving for better opportunities. The head offices that left in the mass exodus of the 1970s have not been replaced by new ones - at least not by unsubsidized businesses.

When will it stop? Too much government is the road to ruin."

Richard Mertl

Hampstead