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What We Risk by Normalizing Poilievre’s Politics (thetyee.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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Just days before the 2006 election Stephen Harper made an extraordinary statement. Seeking to assure Canadians a potential Conservative majority government would be restrained from accruing “absolute power,” Harper submitted that his party would face “limits” because of “checks,” naming specifically courts, civil servants and the Senate.

His words would prove prescient. The majority government Harper’s party eventually formed in 2011 was held accountable by various democratic actors and lost 15 significant court cases, mostly for violations of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The assurance was justified.

Current Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is offering no such assurance. In fact, he is doing the opposite; just this week Poilievre offered encouragement to protesters promoting extreme positions on the purpose of government.

This raises the stakes of the next election as Poilievre’s politics represent a radical departure from the norms of Canadian decency, decorum and democracy.

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[+] northmaple1984@lemmy.ca -36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

A lot of tough talk considering that the Liberals and their NDP enablers have also been hard at work accruing power and avoiding accountability:

"Independent" senators (go look at the ISG's voting record)
Massive backlog in appointing judges (legal system is a major part of government accountability)
Dumping MPs who step out of line for the public good (JWR)
Bills such as C-10 and C-36 (killed by the 2021 election), C-11 and C-63 that lay the groundwork for heavyhanded media control
Violating / attempting to violate provincial autonomy (yes many of the provinces are doing a shit job but that's not a good excuse)
The May 1 2020 OIC and C-21 (pretty common theme among countries that turn into dictatorships)
Massively contributing to conditions conducive to crime in order to justify authoritarian legislation
Being far more lenient on those with similar ideologies (ex. it's understandable that churches are burned down, all the pro-Hamas protests) and more heavy handed on ideologies they oppose (ex. truckers)

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

Jody Wilson-Raybould should not have been removed, which Jagmeet Singh (the supposed enabler) agrees that it was a shit thing to do.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-wilson-raybould-philpott-caucus-1.5080880

I also wouldn't say there is a massive backlog of appointing judges. It's under 1% vacancies, with 1 sub for every 5 judges. Though it's not completely balanced, and some places/areas are pushing 10% in open benches.
https://www.fja.gc.ca/appointments-nominations/judges-juges-eng.aspx

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