The Tory attacks on Mulcair have already begun. Based on this
government's take-no-prisoners governing record, we ought not be
surprised.The ruling Conservatives have made politics a dirty part of the Canadian experience in which the absence of civil discourse is appalling. Before Stephen Harper, in his role as prime minister of the country, congratulated Thomas Mulcair on his election as the new leader of the Opposition, he condoned the release of ad hominem attacks on Mulcair. James Moore, the Conservative cabinet member who attended the NDP convention, and who certainly does not speak without direction from above, described Mulcair as “divisive and vicious,” which is an obviously hypocritical accusation from someone whose party primarily distinguishes itself by demonizing anyone who questions its policies.
The barrage against Mulcair emphasizes to voters that politics is not about the fair-minded exchange of ideas, but is instead, first and foremost, about sneering personal dismissal of those who do not agree with you. We can expect further attacks and efforts to persuade voters that the NDP will take Canada to a hell of progressive extremes, with radical environmentalism, crippling taxes, and death-to-business practices at the top of its agenda.
Regardless of what party they support, Canadians need to wake up to the ugly state of politics in their country. Flush with power, the Conservative majority, for whom big government is supposedly anathema, is willing to regulate Commons and public debate in the extreme. Make no mistake: The federal presence in our lives is now constant and severe. The real essence of Big Brother governance is not large spending or nationally based social programs, but excessive control of message and elimination of dialogue.
Apparently, for some on the Hill, it’s fine to espouse moral values at the family level and throw morality out the window when you become an MP. It’s fine to put others in prison for misdemeanours while engaging in political delinquencies yourself, like misrepresenting your opponents’ reputations or perhaps misdirecting voters on voting day. If politics in Ottawa has become a tailing pond of toxic accusations and deceptions, you have to ask: Who seems to benefit the most from stirring up the sludge?
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Source: the mark news
Author: J.A. Wainwright
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