Dozens of Conservative ex-staff members have influence with cabinet ministers and even the prime minister. |
So there is a philosophical question there, and a fairness question there. When I looked at the [world junior] request, this great profit they were going to make just pulsed out at me. I mean, it's great for amateur hockey. We don't want to deny anyone's success. But where should limited government dollars go? And should they, in this case, be displacing some other worthy cause. |
We can always use more high- quality development, and this is a growing niche. |