Since the beginning of the confederation, two parties have exchanged
power. One party alternates between wielding power and the otherembodying change, since their main quality is not being the other.
Poilievre was therefore convinced that his turn was imminent, but he
hadn't anticipated the threats emanating from his southern neighbor, nor
that his more than 20-point lead in the polls would vanish as quickly as
snow in the sun. What better than a banker, more conservative than
liberal, to replace a prime minister whose main quality was initially
being the son of a former prime minister? The business community is
reassured, the status quo is preserved, and the illusion of change is
fulfilled. Some will tell us that Carney's arrival may have saved us
from a mini-Trump. Although rather beige and far from breaking with
neoliberal policies, he won't question abortion, and the LGBTQIA2S+
community can certainly breathe a little easier. But what about
everything else? What program will he cut to increase the defense budget
to 2 percent? How will accelerating energy and mining projects help us
respond to the climate emergency? Some will be content with the fact
that at least he's not a climate skeptic, but still. And what about his
position on immigration, reduced to a mere labor force... and on the
Israeli-Palestinian issue, which he pays little attention to, the 50,000
people killed by bombs from Tel Aviv government planes? (At least he's
not threatening to defund universities by exploiting anti-Semitism.)
History will judge them for doing nothing in the face of what has all
the hallmarks of genocide. We cannot resign ourselves to choosing
between more or less environmental consequences, between more or less
government and more or less repression. Democracy, true democracy, is
direct; it doesn't consist of choosing the lesser of two evils. We have
nothing to expect from these elections. In the aftermath of this
election, tenants, workers, and the working classes must become
essential. Let's make sure our voices are louder than those of the
business community, that they are heard beyond this 36-day period.
by Collectif Emma Goldman
http://ucl-saguenay.blogspot.com/2025/04/elections-federales-il-faut-que-tout.html
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