The Nov. 20 “Democracy Cookbook” article by Lynn Moore (“Governance and appointments”) is a breath of fresh air. It underlines the need for objectivity and competition in the selection of leadership positions in government that we regrettably don’t see often enough in this province. It seems personal and political connections still trump competency in many cases.
Hiring leaders objectively and trusting them to do the job should be a rule — a principle clearly sullied by the author’s reference to the hiring of over $700,000 worth of outside legal work to prosecute a murder case. The cost as an economic issue in our current environment is obvious. The provincial court is not well served by the secrecy of the system of nomination and appointment.
Not only is such a system dated, it is downright archaic!
Carl Robbins
St John’s
