A gender balanced 50:50 cabinet in Canada

Sounds like a silly move to me. Pick the best regardless of gender.

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I don't see how this is a move that deserves any congratulation or, indeed, even a mention. So he's picked his cabinet on the basis of their genitalia and not their ability to do the jobs he's appointed them to do. Why is that worth any praise?

Absolute cuck. Embarrassment to the country (although it's Canada, didn't have much going for them).

Terrible, terrible decision. You pick based upon performance, not gender.Congratulations third wave feminism, you done good.

What people have already said. You don't select candidates based on what's hanging or not hanging between their legs, you select them based on their credentials. You wouldn't want a surgeon operating on you who had been picked primarily due to his gender or race or sexual orientation, you would want someone who was the most qualified for the job. I don't see why anyone should expect differently of politicians.

What people have already said. You don't select candidates based on what's hanging or not hanging between their legs, you select them based on their credentials. You wouldn't want a surgeon operating on you who had been picked primarily due to his gender or race or sexual orientation, you would want someone who was the most qualified for the job. I don't see why anyone should expect differently of politicians.

So far picking the "best", hasn't provided a fool-proof governance in any part of this planet. I think the focus needs to be more on suitable candidates who can represent their demographics and act on behalf of them.

So far picking the "best", hasn't provided a fool-proof governance in any part of this planet. I think the focus needs to be more on suitable candidates who can represent their demographics and act on behalf of them.

Sounds like a silly move to me. Pick the best regardless of gender.

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But apparently he thinks that male and female politicians' personal experiences are vastly different, but we all know that they're usually people who come from very privileged backgrounds.

So how are the homeless transvestite pig-wranglers represented on his cabinet? The 50:50 ratio simply ignores this and is a travesty to equality!

Proof?

I think the focus needs to be more on suitable candidates who can represent their views, not their demographics. If there's a shred of evidence to suggest that you have to belong to a certain demographic to represent the views of the majority of that demographic, I'd like to see it, please.

There is no such thing as fool-proof governance because it is a subjective measure and, as such, is open to interpretation. One man's fool-proof governance is another man's dictatorship.

So should we require politicians to have a range of IQs as well?

We need enough women to guard against male groupthink, and vice versa. Research suggests that in smaller groups (such as juries or, as the case may be, the cabinet) the critical mass required is three people. Beyond that, other factors need to take priority.

So it was a coincidence that the cabinet is exactly 50/50?

There is 15 women in this cabinet. Harper had 12. Not much of a difference. It is not much to celebrate, nor is it worth getting your knickers in a twist about.