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In the HN spirit, what would be the "strongest plausible interpretation" of why a public inquiry might not be the best solution? I can list a few to start: inte
by SECProto 4y ago
In the HN spirit, what would be the "strongest plausible interpretation" of why a public inquiry might not be the best solution? I can list a few to start: international relations, protection of sources and methods, unnecessary delay in addressing the issue, risking politicizing the apolitical institution of Elections Canada
- newsclues 4y agoNone of those balance the harms of loss of trust in government and institutions.
- SECProto 4y agoPersonally, I trust the relevant government institutions (Elections Canada, CSIS, etc) to know and address it properly. While more information being released would be good, I don't think a public inquiry is the right format.
- newsclues 4y agoI don't trust to government to police itself behind closed doors. Secrecy is not breeding trust and unity. But please, why isn't a public inquiry the correct format and what is the right format that will balance national security and public trust (just because you trust government, doesn't mean other reasonable people do as well, like me). So please convince me that we shouldn't investigate this in public after the PM tried to dismiss this claiming it was racism.
- SECProto 4y ago> But please, why isn't a public inquiry the correct format and what is the right format that will balance national security and public trust I already gave you a list of 4 reasons I think a public inquiry is not the best format. You dismissed them out of hand, and without even providing your own reasons why you think it is the best method. Just because you don't trust the public service, doesn't mean other reasonable people don't, like me :)