Recently the Canadian government gave fifty million dollars to a charity that promotes education for African girls. Government budgets are made up with a line for international aid. Throughout the year this aid is distributed. In July the government allotted the money
Recently the Prime minister announced a donation to the charity at one of their major fund raisers. This was meant as promotion of the charity fundraiser.
The opposition in this country twisted the story to make it sound as if the prime minister on his own whim decided to donate the fifty million as if it was his own money.
Talk about a cockeyed story.
So the other day at skating while I was sitting on the bench ( I sit on the bench a lot these days) I heard my 3 buddies discussing this issue. They were in full throated roar. The prime minister was an indescribable monster. They had some lovely descriptions for the man.
These three guys should know much better. They all have education beyond high school They had to use their education everyday in their work. In other words they took information and made judgments on the evidence.
One was a teacher, another and administrator and a policeman. I would hope that the teacher taught his students about making judgments.
I can see that someone may think that spending money on external aid is not a policy they would agree with and that they would be able to support their point. Why would anybody not want to help with the education of African girls?
Evidence and fact had blown away like desert sand.
Why can't we look at issues or news reports and make judgments as to the validity of the information? Have we lost some marbles?
