While Canadians Struggle, the Liberal Government Is Focusing on Messaging
While Canadians Struggle, the Liberal Government Is Focusing on Messaging
Canada’s housing crisis is off the charts, and half the country lives paycheck to paycheck. In a classic show of disconnect, some Trudeau Liberals think the party's greatest problem is that people don’t understand how fabulous a job they’re actually doing.
...while the Conservatives are focused on christofascist virtue signaling.
Vote better, Canada.
That's our choice: ineffective when not driven by the Orange party, vs actually indolent and evil. No one else can get in under FPtP, so that's it.
There's a push right now for a National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform to be created. An NDP MP, in cooperation with a Green MP, is putting forward a motion (M-86) to that effect. Parliament will vote on this either this Fall or early Winter.
Petition (sign today): https://www.danielblaikie.ca/a_citizens_assembly
The people that didn't show up could have elected a pile of bricks to the Ontario and made one Premier -even under FPTP. Political apathy is a much bigger threat than the electoral system -and the later is used by propagandists to drive the former.
The problem with the other systems is that they put an inordinate amount of power in the hands of fringe parties. If, for example, Alberskatchetoba managed to elect a few open fascists and they are deciding votes for who gets into power we end up with a small group of fascists dictating government policy. We need a system that truly reflects the will on the majority of Canadians. If we had that all of the christofascist virtue signaling hate would be off the table. The vast majority of Canadians want women to have the choice, LGBTQ to have rights, etc.
The trouble with addressing the housing crisis, climate, health care, and affordability crises in Canada is that all of these things require provincial partnership. The Premiers have figured out the best way to stick with (mostly) US RW styled/influenced radicalization methods while simultaneously harming federal leadership is to abstain from partnering to help Canadians. It's a pretty great scam for the billionaire class. Moscrop often leaves out important details like these in his pieces. The reality is as long as the GOP-North Cons have an iron grip on the provinces, the beatings will continue.
He mentions it here >There’s some truth to the contention that many of these failures fall within provincial jurisdiction. But the federal government has a long history of intervening in and shaping policies at the provincial level, so that’s hardly an excuse.
And it isn't an excuse -- it is a FACT. Maybe 30 years ago the Feds could influence Premiers, but not anymore. The 'Conservatives' have been completely overtaken by DeSantis-trumpism and post-truth narratives. David Moscrop needs to snap out of the notion the RW wants to deal for the betterment of our country -- they don't.
Maybe 30 years ago the Feds could influence Premiers, but not anymore.
The feds have "convinced" all of the provinces to implement a carbon tax, $10/day childcare, and national reporting for healthcare (I'm pretty sure about the last one, but I may be wrong).
The federal government has leverage. If they want to use it.
They have managed to do some things -- yes. But the big things will NEVER happen Not as long as Cons have the ability to block the road. This includes if the NDP were elected Federally and wanted to do the same things. We need to elect non-Cons provincially across the board, or we lose our democracy. It's that simple.
Please educate yourselves on propaganda. If you do not understand propaganda it is being used effectively against you. Two recent examples are Brexit in Britain and the 57% of Ontario voters that stayed home. Also if you are paying attention many trump like policies passed at the CPC convention. The CPC may as well be the Canadian trump party.
Good article. I quite like David Moscrop's articles.
I would love to give the NDP a chance but alas...
I wouldn't. Their hearts are in the right place but on a policy level Singh's NDP is just completely incoherent. About the only specific policy of theirs I like is introducing more taxes on wealth, not just working income.