Canada's last chance for return to sanity

[myata]

The country's federal bureaucracy is going off the rails of sanity and there's nothing wrong with it because it owns us and the country and so the meaning of sanity is relative too and who has the final word here, guess?

The only solution, immediate and radical I can see is to drastically reduce the scope of the federal government now virtually disconnected from the reality of the country.

No federal taxing power, drastically reduced scope not federal passing $$$ to provinces but provinces jointly fund federal programs,... or not if and when citizens don't need it. Cut out infinite funding to useless parliament, cancel useless GG and senate like now is the time to do these way overdue things and if not now then let's admit it, nothing is going to change, ever this being the last, final chance. Do it now or we are in for a nosedive into a black hole. Prosperity, quality of public services, democracy all is relative.. and the bureaucracy will be the one and only absolute reality in the country. Will be or is, a good question. Would an entrenched to the status quo trough pseudo party even contemplate anything like it? Another good one. Are we screwed already, in the perspective and view of the time?

Edited April 21, 2023 by myata

[myata]

16 minutes ago, Contrarian said:

Do you believe that provinces would be able to effectively address issues like national security?

It won't be addressed any worse, more inept and inefficient than now. But at a hugely reduced cost to the citizens. Provincial tax bracket (Ontario) 9%, federal 22%.

[myata]

20 minutes ago, Contrarian said:

address issues like national security? 

Did you mean, "national security and the climate change"? Getting there.

[myata]

Activist public service: Dominique Raab. You work in a private company, say health care. In two recent epidemics you achieved among the worst performances in the developed world (SARS and MERS), avoided that at a huge, just astronomical cost to the society in the third one, where others managed with only sane policies and high quality and standard work. Your product, your direct responsibility is in decline and permanent state of semi-crisis.

You think you need to realize that something isn't right and you need to improve your act? NO! You write a report on aboriginal climate change (yes there's another ministry for native and another one for the climate change, but what you have is never enough surely?)

Activist public service: knows better than you and owns you. Coming right to you, everywhere. Because we can. Good luck to you!

Edited April 22, 2023 by myata

[Zeitgeist]

Canada is a basket case of multiple forms and branches of government, each one taxing, borrowing from, and spending for the taxpayer to the maximum level possible. The federal government needs to be reduced significantly, by at least 50%.   They should only manage essential federal services like ports, airports, Canada Post, military, and a few other items that are interprovincial.  Their parameters of policy must be restricted.   Our federal government interferes with provinces on a wide range of issues, from health to housing to energy.  They expand their bureaucracy and wages to ensconce themselves and delegate work. Canada keeps creeping further towards Chinese-style central planning and overreach. We lose freedom and our living standards sink.   

Edited April 23, 2023 by Zeitgeist

[myata]

15 hours ago, Zeitgeist said:

We lose freedom and our living standards sink.

It's the dynamics too, the arrow. As of now it can move one way only: more infringement on the freedoms, higher government cost fewer services lower standard of living. A spiral to the bottom the opposite of progress. A mathematical proof because, clearly: change is not possible. There's neither demand nor will or realistic possibility to effect meaningful, positive change in the country.

Edited April 24, 2023 by myata

[Zeitgeist]

4 hours ago, myata said:

It's the dynamics too, the arrow. As of now it can move one way only: more infringement on the freedoms, higher government cost fewer services lower standard of living. A spiral to the bottom the opposite of progress. A mathematical proof because, clearly: change is not possible. There's neither demand nor will or realistic possibility to effect meaningful, positive change in the country.

I’m not sure it’s that bad yet.  We do have elections and even the mainstream media are starting to look stupid by continuing to look the other way on Trudeau.  

[myata]

It's good that we have them. Even if the choice is limited to the bare, absolutely possible short of obvious totalitarianism minimum. Great.

But wait: how do you know? Do you know really? We don't have the representative Senate with its full power of inquiry into any government matter. We don't have independent courts. FBI? Forget it, a joke. And the free media, just recall Covid.

And so what if it just so happens that another great danger is upon us, be it a flu-like infection or heinous rise of anti-something, somewhere near the election time of course only a coincidence; and in the time of great fear the citizens huddle into the arms of their great (and always good, it knows) government. And the Guru promises instant help (another handout out of your pocket, whose else). 

Are you still sure you have them, the elections?

When you repeat that funny phrase without a moment's thought like a zombi, "the responsibility of the government is at the election time (the only time)", do you actually think what it means? Do all of those other things mentioned above that we don't have matter after all, keep the democracy alive and vibrant and keep it going? That without them it will inevitably decay into a meaningless empty picture first, and then some ugly imitation. Here some questions to think about. Just in case you see a surprise, in the next election.

[myata]

Look at this:

"People of Iran generally support head scarf. Only a few marginal dissenters come to deliberately cause the trouble".

And this:

"People of Canada generally support mandatory vaccinations. Only a few marginal etc ..."

Can you tell the difference? How can you tell it, objectively? Do you still have the elections?