Our mainstream political parties do not deserve to govern
In the last 40 years our debt has mushroomed 10 fold.
1981-82 our federal debt was $107 billion;
2021 our federal debt is more than $1,000,000,000,000. Really it is more than $1.4 trillion.
We are in the trillions regarding federal debt
Source : Royal Bank of Canada
How do you like that? Borrowing and someone else is to pay it off. Imagine if you operated your household like that?
Health care
2019 — #4.6 million, 16.9% of Canadians were without a family physician – Statistics Canada.
2021 — Second last out of 11 industrialized countries on health care
2021— Below the average of these countries on affordability
2021— Last in terms of performance vs spending
Source : The Commonwealth Fund
Competitive
23 in the world — ease at doing business
122 on time it takes to get a electrical permit, 64 for a construction permit
Source: World Bank
Corruption Index
2021– Canada fell out of top ten in the world — now 13 and that does not include the recent violations of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Source : Transparency International
Competitiveness Index
Canada 14, U.S. second, South Korea 13th
Source: Trading Economics
Innovation
Canada 13, U.S. second
Source: Conference Board of Canada
If you look at the Governance side
Prime Minister’s Office (include Privy Council Office which reports to PM) employs 1,500
Prime Minister breaking the law five times and still PM
No party has introduced legislation to increase penalties on MPs who break the law
Parliamentary Committees closed down by majority party — SNC Lavalin Scandal
PM guilty of obstruction of justice — Conflict of Interest Commissioner
Laws introduced that will limit a person’s freedom
Pandemic
Numerous violations by Governments of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms
A Judge hearing a case against the Govt Party for whom she was a candidate
Accused of mischief can see you in shackles when brought to court
Independent science ignored and often denigrated
Doctors and researchers harassed and loosing their jobs from Government agencies
All of this under the watchful eye of Conservative, Liberal and NDP.
So why should taxpayers vote for this picture of incompetence, constitution breaking, wild spending, science corrupting, unproductive, law breaking, health destroying, tech failing leadership?
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It's easy for politicians, they can spend what they want because somebody else will pay for it – the taxpayers.
Well done Merv & Marg
Nanaimo is still a good place, but the powers that be have let it run to ruin. This is sad to see.
i agree it is the volunteers in Nanaimo that make it such a wonderful place to live. I've lived all over B. C. and came back to Nanaimo to raise my kids and join the family business. Never any regret
Thank you Mr. Peckford for voicing concerns that many Canadians share, but remain silent.