Where do Pierre Poilievre’s loyalties lay? With those who support him financially and politically, or with Canadian citizens and the nation he wants to lead. Can it be both?
Poilievre has an ideology based on the Reform-conservative Tradition of Western Canada. Not a centralist, nor beholding to the urban centers of Canada, this man claims to represent those within our nation that are unrepresented by any other political party, those whose voice has been ignored, misunderstood, and misrepresented by the progressive forces that presently rule Canada. He claims to represent the little guy while racking in the millions of dollars donated to his party by corporations, businesses, and wealthy folk.
What is his plan of attack against the Liberals, but to attack the CBC, a Canadian Institution that does much that private broadcasters will not do, like represent and reach all areas of Canada? Does he institute new and innovative ideas that will protect Canadian Culture and create jobs? No, he wants to close the CBC down or at least sell it to one of Canada’s Communications multi-monopolies like Bell or Rogers. Conservatism with no grasp of what Canadians want, a movement that represents Big Corporations, believing in ideals of the past while ignoring the present.
Can Pierre represent the little guy while accepting truckloads of funds from the oil, agricultural and corporate sectors? Encana(Oil), TransCanada(Energy), Enbridge(Energy), TransAlta(Energy), and so on, with the names of many of Canada’s largest corporations, competing to donate their funds to who they believe may be Canada’s new Prime Minister very soon from now. Convoy donors gave the CPC over $406,000 during their leadership race, many in favor of the present leader. Pierre had many a selfie with these convoy participants, drawing upon any media attention he could get. Did Pierre call the immediate dismantling of the convoy protest with the immediate arrest of the convoy leadership? Not for 2-3 weeks. I guess he believes in the old adage “My enemies enemy is my friend. The convoy’s enemy was Prime Minister Trudeau, and the extraordinary – health protocols applied by the Liberal Administration. Instead of showing clear opposition against the protestor’s illegal actions, he showed hidden hushed support for them, hoping upon hope that the Liberal Administration’s popularity would be harmed.
Pierre Poilievre hopes to become Canada’s Trump, lifted to power through public grass-rooted support. Pierre Poilievre is not a Doug Ford. Not even close. Pierre is a true populist Conservative, owned by Western Canada’s Energy Sector, hoping to conserve this sector’s influence and economic power. Populism does not mean progressive folks, and he is not progressive. Doug Ford has been able to apply for progressive programs while attempting to remain fiscally grounded. Pierre Poilievre wishes to run the Canadian Government like a Corporation, and we know just how much corporations give a damn about the average Johnny Canuck eh? Look at your cost of living, with food, clothing, transportation, education, and basically, all costs skyrocketing upward. Who controls those costs by the way? Well, Pierre Poilievre’s good friends the corporations of Canada. Pierre says profit is not a bad word, and indeed it is not, but greed, inflation, and mass profiteering surely are, especially when the money taken/given comes from the public pocketbooks.
Pierre Poilievre’s insistence that Canadians rely entirely upon the creative momentum of private enterprise, to create jobs, and protect our environment and economic structure is simplistic at best. Lower taxes and less regulation he proclaims will grow our economy, all the while trusting corporations to carry out their business with the average Johnny Canuck always in mind, Canadian’s needs and wishes respected fully. Yeah, Right.
Political Conservatism: Committed to traditional values and ideas with opposition to change or innovation. Favoring views of “free enterprise”, private ownership, and socially traditional ideals.
Political Progressive: To make a better world. Progress from the old tired tried values to newer innovatively progressive ones, that are hopefully better than past ideals/methodology.
Note: sourced from Canada.ca, CRS, and Statistics Canada
Steven Kaszab
Bradford, Ontario
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