Every day we meet Canadians who are embarrassed by the hyper-partisanship and mediocrity of our national politics. Our leaders rarely discuss common goals and aspirations that transcend our provincial and territorial identities.
The federal government’s ability to act in the national interest is dangerously diminishing. National survival as a viable entity now appears to be in the hands of provincial politicians.
Canada has had four different climate change plans in the last decade but no progress. And Mr. Harper’s leadership on the issue is anything but bold, transparent or even remotely constructive in bringing Canadians together.
Parliament and the national public service must regain the respect of a cynical people and once again attract the best and the brightest to implement a creative national agenda.
As yet another game of chicken over the federal election is played out, it is sobering to remember the huge numbers of Canadians who have dropped out of national politics.
Here’s to more political gaffes! Canadians are not shallow, simple voters living in a one-dimensional world. We deserve respect, not the condescension of our political leaders.
The multi-partisan consensus emerging on the need for a massive economic stimulus package, increases in social security payments, and critical financial reforms to ensure adequate credit, can only go so far to address our distress in the short-term.
Our national government has become dangerously weakened under leadership that seems more interested in pandering to parochialism and partisanship, than governing in the national interest.