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Originally Posted by flamesfever
Anyone who ignores how dysfunctional this country is has their head up their ass. A few of the many things that separate us include:
1. Poor interprovincial trade. Oh wait...that's going to fixed in no time at all. Give me a break.
2. Dealing with a province that every now and then decides to separate. A province that has had far too big an influence on the rest of Canada over the past 75 years.
3. Policies that restrict development of our resources e.g. C-69, C-59, C-48
4. A highly biased press funded by the Federal Government e.g. CBC
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Well there’s no more room up yours, so where else are they supposed to go?
Like it or not, and I imagine you won’t, Canada is a work in progress and an example of a very healthy, functional democracy. Cries of “Canada is broken!” have been brought to the light, mocked, and dismissed as the destructive, far right, anti-Canadian rhetoric they are.
1. It’s not going to be fixed in “no time,” but they’ve been working to fix it and will continue to work to fix it. This is something that all countries like ours face, and all countries like ours and including ours work to address. Conservatives demanding it get fixed tomorrow are the same ones who still shriek about things like the NEP. So it’s time to pipe down and let the adults work.
2. Now and then? When is now? The fact that the situation with Quebec was resolved peacefully and democratically and continues to be maintained peacefully and democratically is a testament to this country, not a sign of its dysfunction. Don’t look now, but the government you currently support has plenty of supporters that are looking to separate, and are asking for another country to intervene. Your vote is responsible for enabling this dysfunction and threat of aggression.
3. I get that Albertans hate anything that might be seen as restrictive to “drill baby drill,” but thankfully most adults in the room have long realized that things like having healthy international trade relationships, ensuring development remains responsible, enhanced national security, and a good democracy are more important. So while PP might stomp his feet about things like the industrial carbon tax, people forget that certain trade partners require such things, which is why (even in Alberta), provinces would not remove it even if they could. You point to these bills are signs of dysfunction, when what you’re actually complaining about is that Alberta can’t just do whatever it want in whatever province it wants and you think you have a problem with the other because someone told you to have a problem with it. Are they perfect? No, but that’s why we debate them on their merits, and we’re able to do that because we have a healthy, functional democracy.
4. There are many public broadcasters across the world, and the benefit of them is that they are less beholden to private interests, so you don’t find yourself in a situation like Canada could be in without the CBC, where the majority of the media is owned and controlled by far right, American Republicans who actually mandate more conservative coverage. Have you ever taken issue with the bias of the National Post? or the Herald? or the Sun? Or do you just slop it up? Because the right solution is not to remove the CBC, but to do as Carney has proposed, and make it above the influence of any party. In PP’s world, as we’re seeing in this campaign, the only media with a seat at table will be far right, American owned, conservative-friendly outlets. Carney will take questions from anyone, PP doesn’t even want unbiased outlets at the table. And you think the CBC is the problem? Get real.
TL;DR Canada is a great example of a healthy, functioning democracy and like all healthy, functioning democracies, it’s not a finished product and never will be. The anti-Canadian, pro-American push from conservatives to undercut, diminish, and ultimately break Canada is disgusting, and it’s time to take out the trash.