Progress towards neo-communism perhaps. But progress towards anything positive? Not a chance.
Earlier today, Philip Cross – a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute – wrote a great column in the Financial Post on Canada’s moribund economic growth over the past decade:
“Over the last ten years real GDP per capita grew just 0.8 per cent a year on average in this country, its lowest rate of growth since the 1930s. Total GDP has been growing because of our growing population. But GDP per person has been essentially stagnant. This extended period of slow growth has widened the gap between per capita growth in the United States and Canada, demonstrating that the causes of our slumping growth are domestic, not external.”
I recommend reading Cross’ column in full.
Surging crime
A moribund economy isn’t Canada’s only problem. Crime is also surging out of control.
Last week, a man known to police stabbed and killed a 35-year-old woman and her 11-year-old child outside Crawford Plains School in Edmonton. It was a random stabbing. The man had a long criminal record, and had recently been released despite a previous violent assault:
“The man, who police are not currently naming, is currently on life support, Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee told reporters Monday.
McFee said the man was known to police and had been arrested on numerous occasions for various charges, including more recently when he allegedly attacked someone with a scooter.”
“He was brought before a judge and released with conditions and the charges were later stayed,” he said. “There are also indications that the suspect has a history of mental health concerns. In addition to his violent encounters, we do not know the status of any mental health assessments that were requested upon any of his files.”
Freedom of speech under attack
Surging crime and a terrible economy still aren’t Canada’s only problems.
Freedom of speech is also under attack, with the Liberals passing legislation like C-11, and pushing for Bill C-18 which may completely end the sharing of Canadian news on both Facebook & Google.
The Liberals are also desperately trying to distance themselves from a policy passed by their own members that would require news outlets to reveal all their sources to the central government – an approach that emulates Communist China. Few believe their distancing however, since the policy is the logical extension of everything Trudeau has done up to this point to try and turn the media into an extension of state propaganda.
And when it comes to Communist China, the Liberals have looked the other way for years while China interfered in our democracy. They even knew for two whole years that a Chinese diplomat was threatening the family of Canadian Member of Parliament, yet they did nothing.
Trudeau sounds delusional
With all of that in mind, look at how delusional Trudeau sounds as he attempts to claim Canada is “making progress”:
“Over the past eight years, we’ve been making progress for – and with – Canadians. And no matter what challenges the world throws at us, no matter how hard Conservative politicians try to take us backwards, we’re going to continue staying focused on you.”
Over the past eight years, we’ve been making progress for – and with – Canadians. And no matter what challenges the world throws at us, no matter how hard Conservative politicians try to take us backwards, we’re going to continue staying focused on you. pic.twitter.com/CVgHtcmZOM
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) May 9, 2023
Making progress towards what?
The economy is worse, crime is worse, foreign interference is worse, free expression is worse. Everything is getting worse under the Trudeau Liberals, so for him to claim some sort of ‘progress’ is absurd.
The only way Canada is “making progress” is in becoming more and more like a neo-communist state where the government is all-powerful and individual freedom is a figment of the imagination. But only collectivists would see that as progress.
Every freedom-supporting, fair-minded Canadian can see how delusional Trudeau sounds.
Spencer Fernando
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