Far from seeing Canada on a better path since the publication of his first book on the subject, many of the problems that Mr. Gairdner identified have grown worse in the intervening 20 years and new problems have emerged. Mr. Gairdner’s book presents another opportunity for Canadians to understand what ails us and to work towards solutions. This effort must begin with a willingness to openly discuss many subjects that have become sacred cows, considered third rails in Canada’s stifled political discourse.
Mr. Gairdner invites us to join him in tackling these sacred cows to thereby encourage our politicians to shake off their fear of third rail issues so we can get back on track to an improved Canada.
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set you free at 1:47 PM: “Nothing wrong with Canada that a Conservative majority won’t cure.”
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I beg to differ: Nothing wrong with Canada that a series of small “c” conservative majority governments won’t cure. Our Nanny state took 75 years to build. Most of that time, we were governed by the Liberal Party of Canada and got much of our news and social analysis from the CBC. We need a similar block of time to dismantle it. And I firmly believe that the state funded media and arts “communities” are the place to start.
We need a similar block of time to dismantle it.
~Louise
It could happen faster.
The socialists had to break new ground to make the changes.
Conservatives don’t have to break new ground, they can refer to historic precedent.
And then there are the accelerating factors of economic necessity.
Sometimes economic necessity can move things along very quickly.
Last but not least, political and economic power is shifting to the West for the first time in Canadian history.
When Bill published his first book I rushed out and bought it. I began to consume it with relish. Good thing I had lots of relish cause that was one dull book. It reminded me of the textual criticism books I read at seminary. I agreed with his ideas and all his arguments had merit but the book was really hard to read on a warm summer day.
That being said I believe the solution to Canada’s ills is changing the zeitgeist not attacking this or that program or expenditure. As Conservatives our goal must be changing the public perception into one that better mirrors our understanding of the world.
While it is gratifying to see the cuts in government the fact remains that most of those cuts are ineffectual in transforming society as a whole. Ronald Reagan cut the spending and was replaced by Bill Clinton. Mike Harris made some cuts an was replaced with Dalton McGuinty, Margret Thatcher did some cutting and was replaced by Tony Blair. Ralf Klein made some cuts and was replaced by Ed Stelmach.
I began to consume it with relish.
I’d have boiled it a couple of hours first to make it tender.
Then, maybe the relish but lots of ketchup for sure.
What did it taste like, chicken?
if they made the kind of ‘cuts’ I would make as a Premier for life NObody would be clamouring for public office..
heh heh heh….if you follow…
Hey beagle,
my Yorkies get it…. they tell me, reading this thread, that you’re a lesser breed. Nothing personal my eldest says, just that your lot do a lot of sniffing crotches, yapping and running after useless furry critters. To quote: “Woof, woof, mate… don’t let the cats snaffle your bone. Have a kibble… good boy!”
What can you say – dogs are the most discriminating of creatures.