National Post Headline.
The headline of the National Post the other day made me laugh out loud. "Is Conservatism Dead?" The right is in asendency, yes even in Canada, and the National Post would have you believe otherwise. The problem facing small c-conservatives is that the federal Liberal party has taken the fiscal issue away from them. So, with the fiscal conservative angle not there to assist them they are left with social conservatism and with the religious right parked (uncomfortably) in the Conservative camp they have'nt been able to gain any ground because according to the bell curve 66% of Canadians are moderate. And being moderate, you accept, for example, a womans right to choose an abortion and tolerate same-sex marriage. The other issue facing the Conservative Party of Canada is that the current leader, Mr. Harper, is not articulating a clear concise vision of what he wants for Canada. I'm sure some will disagree but I don't see or more importantly hear exactly what his plan for the country is. I hear: proper fiscal management, more power to the provinces, experimentation with Health Care delivery, more money for the military. Thats not a vision thats mangement. Trudeau had a vision, hell even Mulroney had a vision. Canadians are progressive, tolerant and believe in fair play and as soon as a Leader, any leader, taps into that they'll form the government. Remember, the one closest to the centre wins.
The headline of the National Post the other day made me laugh out loud. "Is Conservatism Dead?" The right is in asendency, yes even in Canada, and the National Post would have you believe otherwise. The problem facing small c-conservatives is that the federal Liberal party has taken the fiscal issue away from them. So, with the fiscal conservative angle not there to assist them they are left with social conservatism and with the religious right parked (uncomfortably) in the Conservative camp they have'nt been able to gain any ground because according to the bell curve 66% of Canadians are moderate. And being moderate, you accept, for example, a womans right to choose an abortion and tolerate same-sex marriage. The other issue facing the Conservative Party of Canada is that the current leader, Mr. Harper, is not articulating a clear concise vision of what he wants for Canada. I'm sure some will disagree but I don't see or more importantly hear exactly what his plan for the country is. I hear: proper fiscal management, more power to the provinces, experimentation with Health Care delivery, more money for the military. Thats not a vision thats mangement. Trudeau had a vision, hell even Mulroney had a vision. Canadians are progressive, tolerant and believe in fair play and as soon as a Leader, any leader, taps into that they'll form the government. Remember, the one closest to the centre wins.
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well, sir, at the end of the day, no matter whose card you carry, there will always be some joker heckling from the sidelines: "Ahhhh, but Herr X, vee don't see it ze vay yu du.." and this, i suppose, is just human nature.
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