Wow I should really listen to that "lifelong Liberal supporter." I'd never heard of the NEP before but that 35 year old policy of a long-lost government and era sure seem relevant to today's politics.
Forget all that bubkus about the long-form census, the politicization of the Supreme Court, the continual flouting of parliamentary procedure, the incessant base politicizing of any possible issue, the bribery and cover-up of a sitting Senator, the wasted billions on ineffective policies like tough on crime and F-35, the backward environmental policies, the terrible strategies on pipeline approvals, the tax cuts to the people who don't need them (income splitting), the most ineffecient tax cuts possible (GST), the attempt to remove any accontability from Elections Canada in the Elections Reform Act, the cutting of science funding, the muzzling of government scientists, the appointment of a evangelical Christian chiropractor as the Minister overseeing Science spending, the bellicose support of Israel... and on and on.
As a "lifelong Liberal supporter" has just recently pointed out there was some "socialism" back then which "brought his dad to tears."
That's enough for my vote!
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