Because you only get a short term to get anything done before you might get the boot.
What’s the point of getting 3 or so years into a 20 year project if the next election cycle is going to install a government that’s will kill the whole project. Wasting money and time and public goodwill?
As an Ontarian, I can list dozens of projects that suffered this way, from plan changes, alterations during construction, to outright cancellations right before being completed. We probably waste half our budget this way.
Because you only get a short term to get anything done before you might get the boot.
What’s the point of getting 3 or so years into a 20 year project if the next election cycle is going to install a government that’s will kill the whole project. Wasting money and time and public goodwill?
Act in the now to get elected next time.
As an Ontarian, I can list dozens of projects that suffered this way, from plan changes, alterations during construction, to outright cancellations right before being completed. We probably waste half our budget this way.
This isn’t a case for a dictatorship.
Term limits are a requirement of a functioning democracy.