As minister of children and youth services, Tracy MacCharles defended the policy until the day she was dropkicked from cabinet this month. By any measure — and by any budget measure (supposedly a matter of parliamentary confidence) — that’s a lot of backing down. Funding was never nearly enough to satisfy parents who, understandably, want the best for their children from therapy that doesn’t deliver predictable results. The politics of policy also require a strong dose of humanity. Call them what you will — U-turns, turnarounds, course corrections, climb-downs or flip-flops:Not just for the cabinet ministers driving controversial policies.

Source: thestar June 30, 2016 09:01 UTC