The antics of our Canadian political arena, coupled with our new glamorous ‘news’ productions, gives Canadians their daily dose of our never-ending political soap opera.
Tune in to the next episode of Political Hijinks! to recap the latest episodes…
The Oliphant Inquiry: Canadians get to witness the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney being raked over the coals on accusations that raise questions respecting the integrity of the Prime Minister’s Office. Will the highest office in the country survive the assault?
Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla: Allegations that she and her family mistreated three former caregivers. Will the accusations destroy her political career? Or will the accusations be found untrue?
Conservative Attack Ads: Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff’s brief honeymoon with the Tories is over. The Conservatives are pounding Mr. Ignatieff, in suggesting his political motives are all self-centered, and that he is un-Canadian. Is he?
Tune into the next episode…. But, is this really what Canadians want?
Vancouver: The May 13, 2009 Globe and Mail reported that barely 52% bothered to vote in the BC election last week. “Dullness and voter apathy have taken over what was once a politically charged bastion known across the country for its volatile, no-holds-barred scrapping at election time.” Even 52% would be the lowest turnout in BC history since records were first kept in 1928.
“It’s shocking,” David Mitchell, head of the national Public Policy Forum and a long-time observer of BC politics, said Wednesday. “This province used to have one of the highest voter participation rates in North America.”
What about the last federal election? Simon Fraser University reported that the 59.1% voter turnout in 2008 was the lowest percentage of registered voters ever recorded in history for a national election in Canada. Wow! Almost half the population of Canada no longer bothers to vote.
Yet one of the reasons our Canadian soldiers are fighting and dying in Afghanistan is so that the people there will have the right to vote. Remember how proud Afghanis were, as they showed the cameras the purple fingers that showed that they had braved Taliban insurgents to cast their ballot?
The media, as well as our parliamentarians, have a responsibility to Canadians to go beyond the melodrama to which we’ve been subjected for many years. This is our country: it is not some television sitcom. It’s time media and politicians took our country seriously, so Canadian voters can take pride in the opportunity to choose the best leaders for this country for today and for future generations.
CHP Canada is working hard to present men and women who are serious about leading this country into our future. Between polls, let’s construct a real future for Canada. Let CHP Canada show you how serious we are. Join us today, and together let’s build a Canada we can be proud of!