I think we're at the center of a number of problems that just happen to be crashing together right now. It's a tough time for all governments, and the feds are wearing that; the Trudeau government is just not functional or functioning like it used to be; the media is stretched thin *and* its readership has gone off a cliff; a segment of …
I think we're at the center of a number of problems that just happen to be crashing together right now. It's a tough time for all governments, and the feds are wearing that; the Trudeau government is just not functional or functioning like it used to be; the media is stretched thin *and* its readership has gone off a cliff; a segment of the conservative base has become essentially radicalized in hatred of this government/liberalism; and the 4.5-way electoral split is pushing everyone into more desperate measures.
Some of these problems are going to have to give. Some sooner than others. What we desperately need, in my view, is a few things to focus on, as a kind of ideological north star, that we can all agree on. Joe Biden is trying this, to some success, with some of his big infrastructure bills — it's a program that, I think, will take deeper effect over the next year. Canada just doesn't have that, and it's incumbent on the government to figure out just what the hell that thing is. If they don't, I think the divisions end up getting much more acute.
Man if you could just watch the glaze across the faces of my innocent and kindly neighbours whenever they hear the name Trudeau....
and BTW I live in Eastern Canada where no national print news exists. Irving owns the bit of local news and the intrepid little Halifax Examiner is struggling to stay afloat on line.
The Cons own the story and they have no shame in the tear downs.
Yes if only we could figure out what to work on together. And get the story together...
I think we're at the center of a number of problems that just happen to be crashing together right now. It's a tough time for all governments, and the feds are wearing that; the Trudeau government is just not functional or functioning like it used to be; the media is stretched thin *and* its readership has gone off a cliff; a segment of the conservative base has become essentially radicalized in hatred of this government/liberalism; and the 4.5-way electoral split is pushing everyone into more desperate measures.
Some of these problems are going to have to give. Some sooner than others. What we desperately need, in my view, is a few things to focus on, as a kind of ideological north star, that we can all agree on. Joe Biden is trying this, to some success, with some of his big infrastructure bills — it's a program that, I think, will take deeper effect over the next year. Canada just doesn't have that, and it's incumbent on the government to figure out just what the hell that thing is. If they don't, I think the divisions end up getting much more acute.
Brainwashing is a real thing.
Man if you could just watch the glaze across the faces of my innocent and kindly neighbours whenever they hear the name Trudeau....
and BTW I live in Eastern Canada where no national print news exists. Irving owns the bit of local news and the intrepid little Halifax Examiner is struggling to stay afloat on line.
The Cons own the story and they have no shame in the tear downs.
Yes if only we could figure out what to work on together. And get the story together...