The reason I personally am disappointed with the state of democracy in Canada is biased media which doesn’t hold the government to account. The judiciary that has dismissed most of the Covid cases as moot, the reason they are moot is because the courts are so backed up they couldn’t bring the cases forward in a timely manner. The unequal way protestors are treated, for example it was perfectly fine to shut down rail lines before Covid but freedom convoy protestors were arrested and have been in jail without bail for long periods of time, and real dangerous repeat criminals are let out on bail in hours. The ongoing pro-Hamas rallies that target hospitals ( hospitals were off limits during Covid). Let’s see, what else, oh right, 3 cities determine who gets to hold power in the elections. We elected a minority government but the NDP have co-opted the will of the people and let the liberals rule as a majority. I am sure there is much more I am forgetting. This article is ridiculous. Of course the economy makes people discontent but there are many many more things in this country that are i democratic. Oh yes, the upcoming bill C-63, and bill C-11 and bill C-18. And who voted for carbon taxes or a moratorium on gas powered vehicles or a net zero grid or to shut down oil and gas? 70% of Canadians voted against this government but we got them anyway. Is this democratic?????
I wonder if the answers people provide to the questions asked is a function of how they actually feel about the question subject matter or if they are just reflecting the opinions they have been exposed to in one sort of medium or another. Canadians who use Fox or The Rebel as their primary news sources watered copiously through their SM silos are going to respond differently than those who get their news from The Star or CBC and have those slants watered via their SM.
Any data collection needs to test for media bias or is useless and the results of an election will surprise the pundits, the media and the Parties as the results fail to reflect the polls.
Could it be that our last 40 years of governance have involved our elected officials bending over backwards for corporations; while at the same time making us bend over forwards for corporate predations?
Real estate investment trusts and equity firms are a prime example of this. Both Liberal and Conservative governments have cleared the way for these entities to extract vast amounts of wealth from working people.
As well they'll do things for rich people like letting the choose the time of their death, while not doing things for poor people like providing the basics of a dignified life. We now have a situation where disabled people, who can't work, don't have a government that will allow them enough resources to participate in society. Many are understandably taking an early exit from this cruelty.
Until we get successive govts that address the material needs of the population through healthcare, infrastructure and basic protections from life's cruelties, we are going to get a populace that is rightly skeptical that our govts can do their jobs.
Why would you vote when every time you do, things get worse?
The reason I personally am disappointed with the state of democracy in Canada is biased media which doesn’t hold the government to account. The judiciary that has dismissed most of the Covid cases as moot, the reason they are moot is because the courts are so backed up they couldn’t bring the cases forward in a timely manner. The unequal way protestors are treated, for example it was perfectly fine to shut down rail lines before Covid but freedom convoy protestors were arrested and have been in jail without bail for long periods of time, and real dangerous repeat criminals are let out on bail in hours. The ongoing pro-Hamas rallies that target hospitals ( hospitals were off limits during Covid). Let’s see, what else, oh right, 3 cities determine who gets to hold power in the elections. We elected a minority government but the NDP have co-opted the will of the people and let the liberals rule as a majority. I am sure there is much more I am forgetting. This article is ridiculous. Of course the economy makes people discontent but there are many many more things in this country that are i democratic. Oh yes, the upcoming bill C-63, and bill C-11 and bill C-18. And who voted for carbon taxes or a moratorium on gas powered vehicles or a net zero grid or to shut down oil and gas? 70% of Canadians voted against this government but we got them anyway. Is this democratic?????
I wonder if the answers people provide to the questions asked is a function of how they actually feel about the question subject matter or if they are just reflecting the opinions they have been exposed to in one sort of medium or another. Canadians who use Fox or The Rebel as their primary news sources watered copiously through their SM silos are going to respond differently than those who get their news from The Star or CBC and have those slants watered via their SM.
Any data collection needs to test for media bias or is useless and the results of an election will surprise the pundits, the media and the Parties as the results fail to reflect the polls.
Could it be that our last 40 years of governance have involved our elected officials bending over backwards for corporations; while at the same time making us bend over forwards for corporate predations?
Real estate investment trusts and equity firms are a prime example of this. Both Liberal and Conservative governments have cleared the way for these entities to extract vast amounts of wealth from working people.
As well they'll do things for rich people like letting the choose the time of their death, while not doing things for poor people like providing the basics of a dignified life. We now have a situation where disabled people, who can't work, don't have a government that will allow them enough resources to participate in society. Many are understandably taking an early exit from this cruelty.
Until we get successive govts that address the material needs of the population through healthcare, infrastructure and basic protections from life's cruelties, we are going to get a populace that is rightly skeptical that our govts can do their jobs.
Why would you vote when every time you do, things get worse?