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Originally Posted by evman150
Our country is not a joke. It never has been. It was not a joke under conservative prime ministers, and it is not a joke under liberal prime ministers (including the current one).
The biggest flashpoint issue of the past couple years, a tax aimed at guiding (coercing - though that word has an unnecessary negative connotation) consumers to make more pro-environment purchasing decisions to improve the lives of future generations, is the most first-world problem ever. Whatever you think of carbon pricing (or any of the other issues facing our country, including pipelines), one's stance on it should never result in the opinion our country is a "joke."
Yes, we can make Canada a better place and we should always strive to. But to call it a "joke" demonstrates deep unseriousness, parochialism, and wanton cynicism.
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Ya, I never understood this kind of thinking. No leader, no matter how bad, could ever cause me to consider Canada a "joke" or cause me to hate my country.
The economy is certainly in the ####ter, people are more divided than ever, but i don't think its anywhere near past the point of no return. I think with the right leader the economy can turn around relatively quickly. It would be nice if these politicians would focus more on their own policy, rather than attacking the other guy, but I know thats likely never going to happen.