Canadian Politics, n stuff

Part 1

Current Canadian politics is embroiled in a controversy on how much power the Prime Minister has.  He has shuffled Jody Wilson-Raybould out of the position of Attorney-General, a decision that is well within his power as PM.  However the optics of doing so while pressuring her to go easy on SNC-Lavalin, followed by asking the new Attorney General to discuss the SNC-L case, and then maintaining that the former AG was not shuffled out because of her stance on SNC-L stinks of corruption.

To most of the world, Canadian politics are seen as corruption free, but that is not true, and this ugly case brings that to the fore.  Justin Trudeau was elected and put in office based on a number of positions that placed him at the forefront of many modern political reforms and changes.  He promised many things that melted away soon after being elected, among them changing electoral laws from first past the post to proportional representation, how open the cabinet meetings would be and how much he would listen to the new opinions of the newly elected in the Liberal Party.  With the exception of legalising marijuana, he has failed on all his major election promises, and even there he has been swayed by large corporations to keep the cultivation limited to large companies, rather than kicking the doors open to all.

Part 2

I have not looked into what is taught in social studies currently, but when I was in high school, {1977-1980), there was a lot taught about what the constitution means, a bit on personal rights and freedoms, and nothing at all on personal political power.  As a member of  a democracy, your personal political power is small, and your voice is weak.  But that does not mean it does not exist, nor does it mean that it cannot be joined to others.  The point that is never brought up is the one of civil disobedience.  At what point are you as a citizen obligated to stand up against the current laws and state THIS IS WRONG

You can protest by carrying a sign, you can protest by writing letters and phone calls, and you can protest by voting.  You can shout your protest by entering as a candidate..  

It is currently wrong how our native population is treated.  What should be done to correct it is not something that I know, nor is there ever going to be an easy solution, but moving towards a solution is something we as a country need to do.

Trudeau promised to move Canada away from oil dependence, and toward a green economy.  Moments after being elected, he hit the money wall that is big oil, and all ideas of green slammed to a halt.  He turned his back on the protesters and supported big oil, then wondered why his popularity took a dive, while smiling at the cameras and showing how picture perfect his family is.

One of the things I am fairly confident of in Canada's politics is the integrity of the ballot box, and between social media and the ballot box, the up coming election looks to be a way to slap the face of those who think last election promises are forgotten as soon as the politicians are sworn in.