Words of wisdom

It doesn't seem particularly likely that Harper will bother following Sheila Fraser's advice (as opposed to wielding her report against the Libs and claiming that as reason to do whatever he feels like). But just in case the Cons actually want to clean up government, Fraser has an eminently sensible suggestion:

(D)espite her critique, Fraser prefaced Tuesday's 200-plus-page report with a word of caution for a Tory government whose first piece of legislation was the massive Accountability Act.

"Programs that are mired in controls and reporting requirements are not programs that focus most of their efforts and resources on improving the lives of Canadians," wrote Fraser.

"In many respects, the government needs fewer rules, but rules that are consistently applied."