Plowman: Why Canada should return to true Cabinet government

Before the last provincial election I was asked, “Are you going to vote for Doug Ford?”
I replied no, that I lived in Ottawa and Ford was running in a Toronto riding. I said that I planned to vote for the most qualified candidate in my riding, which I did, and was pleased when she was elected.
But this simple question raised many issues in my mind.
The Fathers of Confederation, mainly Scots and French Canadians, were wily and shared caution as a virtue. They did not like to place all