Canada is by no means a perfect country. They have some of the same traits as the US, Australia, New Zealand, where past generations of immigrants are now vehemently opposed to seeing other types of immigrants that they somehow do not see as the type they want….
But all that aside. Day after day Carney is executing trade deal after trade deal, with no fanfare, very little fuss. He’s just getting on with it.
But only a very few months ago, populism very nearly took Canada! A loud-mouth, quick to criticise guy was tipped to win the election, which would have left Canada in the clutches of intolerance, needless & consuming anger, awful rhetorics & denigration of certain demographics and the usual ending of civility that follows the entry of these angry governments, who whip nations into a frenzy, tear up civility and civilised public discourse, replacing it with abuse and unending spats and pointless internal wrangling! While achieving next to nothing. The type of government that shouts out supposed achievements but the standard of living of the downtrodden who voted them in never actually improve, but they will continue to scapegoat migrants, scapegoat any helpless minority group etc. (they are always the reason things ain’t better).
Take the UK for example; yes, illegal migration across the English Channel is awful for the simple reason that it is an affront to law & order and the integrity of our border, BUT for goodness sake, a mighty country of 70million people, with our brilliance & technological advancement etc., should the illegal entry of some 45,000 a year (adding up to say, 500,000 people in 10 years) be the reason why we start rioting on the streets & intimidating minority groups????! Should the illegal entry of half a million people over a 10 year period (and we are not even at half that figure yet) become such a bitter topic? How can we possibly say that is the reason so many people in the country are living below the poverty line or lack social housing or access to health services? (and have been for decades!). It is way too convenient to blame everything on this! One or two of them commit a crime and there’s uproar! Seriously???
Canada have shown us all what can and should happen, when we avoid tipping over the insanity edge into populism and intolerance. But they do need to remain vigilant! The next election will bring the madness back. It seems it’s here to stay! There is absolutely nothing wrong with flying the flag and wanting all the things people say they want, but demonising such a small number of people and blaming them for every problem is reprehensible! We have the wherewithal to nullify the impact of 500,000 people on 70,000,000 people! And they sure as hell can’t be the reason behind every problem the country’s facing!!!
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