<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19875925.post114894018656931413..comments</id><updated>2007-07-21T22:37:47.420-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Sunset Sketches of a Little Country: Civil Service $$ Waste and new paint on an old bar...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stephenleacock.blogspot.com/feeds/114894018656931413/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19875925/114894018656931413/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stephenleacock.blogspot.com/2006/05/civil-service-waste-and-new-paint-on.html'/><author><name>Stephen(dot)Leacock</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14343699458106031920</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19875925.post-6775997410571884964</id><published>2007-07-21T22:37:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-07-21T22:37:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>GOVERNOR GENERAL, who is entrusted with all the po...</title><content type='html'>GOVERNOR GENERAL, who is entrusted with all the powers to decide or deny (BNA Act ss. 55-57) everything done in Canada, on behalf of the Crown (another day for defining that one).&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;So, do-gooders, investigative reporters-with-spreadsheets and new-broom-Prime Ministers, before doing anything else on accountability, re-sever the Privy Council Office from the Prime Minister's Office (just repeal the Order-in-Council, no legislation required) and re-institute a double-check, by independent, officers-that-you-did-not-choose of your own minority-House decisions.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19875925/114894018656931413/comments/default/6775997410571884964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19875925/114894018656931413/comments/default/6775997410571884964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stephenleacock.blogspot.com/2006/05/civil-service-waste-and-new-paint-on.html?showComment=1185071820000#c6775997410571884964' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' 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