Canadian politics is just so boring compared to what goes on to the south of us.
The throne speech is supposedly one of the big whoops of our fabled democracy... but what a yawner!
We're simultaneously meeting our "climate change obligations" and trebling pipeline capacity. How in the heck do you pretend to work for a cleaner environment while at the same time ramping up the production and export of one of the world's dirtiest fossil fuels?
Do they really think we're stupid enough to fall for that?
Notice how cleverly the construction trades guys are being manipulated to support climate-killing energy projects. If the federal government got serious about a carbon-free future, every plumber and pipe-fitter and electrician and welder working in the oilsands would have a job tomorrow building green infrastructure for a cleaner future.
Aside from cutting taxes and saving the environment, our new and gentler minority government will also ban assault rifles. As far as I know, actual assault rifles are already banned, which is why they throw the "style" word in there.
At least they can claim they're doing something.
That's politics, I guess, all about the optics.
That's politics south of the border too, but the stakes seem to be so much larger!
They're on the verge of impeaching the president! OMG, that's history-making!
Not really. The walls have been closing in on Trump for three years, and I expect they'll still be closing in on President Trump three years from now. Trump is the shiny bauble the media dangle in front of you so you don't notice the rest of the news.
Meanwhile, the billionaires get richer and tent cities blossom.
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