Good luck with that.
Things in Haiti are quite terrible.
Gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier is rapidly gaining power, as Haiti’s legitimate authorities crumble and the country collapses into anarchy.
Growing reports indicate cannibal gangs are on the loose, and dead bodies are left on the streets with nobody to pick them up.
The country – already incredibly poor and mismanaged – is now on the path to being a completely failed state. Only foreign intervention could rescue some semblance of order there.
Compared to Haiti, Canada is doing great.
The government still technically functions.
The rise of anti-Semitic mobs hasn’t quite reached ‘anarchistic cannibalism’ yet.
There’s no gang leader named ‘barbecue’ that’s about to take over. At least I hope not!
We aren’t a third-world country just yet.
And so, if you had to pick between living in Haiti and living in Canada, almost everyone would pick Canada.
The Liberals hope that’s the only kind of comparison you’ll make.
Because, while Canada may be doing well compared to Haiti, we aren’t doing well compared to our peer nations, nor are we doing well compared to before the Liberals took office.
The only way the Liberal record holds up is if you compare our country to countries that are absolute disasters.
And that appears to be the Liberal re-election pitch:
“Take a look around the planet. Yes, things are tough for some in Canada, but most of the world would love to trade their troubles for ours.”
Take a look around the planet. Yes, things are tough for some in Canada, but most of the world would love to trade their troubles for ours.
— Ken Hardie (@KenHardie) March 8, 2024
This seems to be all the Liberals have left.
Sure things are bad, but at least we aren’t Haiti!
This pitch is destined to fall flat with voters.
Canada is a nation blessed with immense natural resources, close economic ties to the world’s strongest economy, a well-educated population, and a strong technological base to build on. We shouldn’t be looking at the worst parts of the world and gloating that things aren’t that bad here, we should be looking at the best parts of the world and wondering why we are falling behind.
If the best the Liberals have at this point is to say “Canada could be worse,” voters will gladly vote for those who say “Canada should be better.”
Spencer Fernando
