Canadian MP Michelle Rempel-Garner echoed the sentiments of millions when on October 4th, she called out Liberal back-benchers for not speaking out against Bill C-30, the “Cost of Living Relief Act.” It was Question Period and the Conservatives said it did not adequately address cost of living increases resulting from inflation. Then, she echoed previously reported comments by an un-named member and said, “Enough of the ‘woke’ sh*t!”.Her remark, and that of the un-named Liberal member, reference the well-publicized “woke” philosophy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has governed by identity-politics since coming to power in 2015. Meanwhile, he largely abandoned those Canadians who identify simply as 'Canadians.' His obvious bias toward certain demographics has resulted in identity-focused policies, which have favoured his own virtue-friendly, special-interest groups… at the expense of responsible and representative national policies..With inflation now running at a 40-year high of 7%, an almost-record high Consumer Price Index of 152.6, federal debt approaching $1.2 trillion (following almost three years of fantasy-based Justinomics and quantitative easing,) a federal government “fire-hose” spending deficit of $144.5 billion and a debt-GDP ratio of 71% — conservatives believe the government should scrap its current plans to increase both taxes and spending..Since 2015, Trudeau has added more debt than all previous prime ministers combined..“Put ten economists in a room, and you will get eleven opinions.” It’s an old joke, but federal government economists should all have been able to agree on the outcome of more money and fewer goods… inflation. That’s covered in Economics 101. In fact, you can’t find a definition of quantitative easing that doesn’t make mention of resulting inflation. One would hope that somewhere in the decision matrix an economist in the Department of Finance pointed out that printing money, spending it, borrowing, and two years of reduced production during the COVID pandemic shutdown might have negative consequences. Then-finance critic Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre certainly did, referring to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as the “Minister of Inflation.”.Why then, many are asking, has the prime minister continued to focus upon his woke-agenda of identity politics, rather than the critical fundamental challenges that all Canadians now struggle with every day… housing, food, transportation, health care, seniors' care, education and a future for their children?.Asked in August of 2021 whether he would support a rumoured Bank of Canada mandate to tolerate higher inflation, Trudeau revealed, “You’ll forgive me if I don’t think about monetary policy.”.Canada’s leader doesn’t think about monetary policy?.Poilievre, now leader of the official opposition, has categorized the Liberal government as a “radical woke coalition” and Canada has been referred to as “the world’s first ‘woke’ nation.".Shortly after becoming Prime Minister in 2015, Trudeau declared Canada had no core identity, and he saw Canada as the first “post-national state.”.Post-nationalism is an internationalistic process which advocates the demise of national identities in favour of supernational entities, such as the World Trade Organization, United Nations, World Bank, European Union, etc. Since nationalism is historically based upon a unique national culture, where diversity is a threat, post-nationalism seeks to break the ties between ethnic identity and citizenship..Identity politics (often referred to as ‘wokeism’, from ‘awake’, or ‘socially aware’) — which focuses upon the interests of certain demographic groups identified by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or social background — serves to break down traditional nationalistic cultures… a necessary step for any aspiring post-national state..For, if all 38.9 million Canadians held strong cohesive nationalistic beliefs, it would not be possible for Trudeau to implement his post-national vision for Canada. Viewed through the prism of “post-nationalism” then, these past seven years of ‘woke’ Trudeau policies and pandering to special-interest demographics start to make sense..Identity politics enables post-nationalism..While Trudeau claims he “doesn’t know what ‘woke’ means”, “wokeism” undeniably furthers his goal of a post-national Canada —or whatever it would be called, if it weren’t Canada any longer… ‘The Socially Aware State Formerly Known as Canada’, perhaps..As Rempel-Garner so aptly put it, “Enough of this ‘woke’ sh*t!”.Canada has serious problems to solve..Even ‘wokies’ need homes, and food, and health care, and everything else that Canadians can no longer afford after seven years of Trudeau government.
Canadian MP Michelle Rempel-Garner echoed the sentiments of millions when on October 4th, she called out Liberal back-benchers for not speaking out against Bill C-30, the “Cost of Living Relief Act.” It was Question Period and the Conservatives said it did not adequately address cost of living increases resulting from inflation. Then, she echoed previously reported comments by an un-named member and said, “Enough of the ‘woke’ sh*t!”.Her remark, and that of the un-named Liberal member, reference the well-publicized “woke” philosophy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has governed by identity-politics since coming to power in 2015. Meanwhile, he largely abandoned those Canadians who identify simply as 'Canadians.' His obvious bias toward certain demographics has resulted in identity-focused policies, which have favoured his own virtue-friendly, special-interest groups… at the expense of responsible and representative national policies..With inflation now running at a 40-year high of 7%, an almost-record high Consumer Price Index of 152.6, federal debt approaching $1.2 trillion (following almost three years of fantasy-based Justinomics and quantitative easing,) a federal government “fire-hose” spending deficit of $144.5 billion and a debt-GDP ratio of 71% — conservatives believe the government should scrap its current plans to increase both taxes and spending..Since 2015, Trudeau has added more debt than all previous prime ministers combined..“Put ten economists in a room, and you will get eleven opinions.” It’s an old joke, but federal government economists should all have been able to agree on the outcome of more money and fewer goods… inflation. That’s covered in Economics 101. In fact, you can’t find a definition of quantitative easing that doesn’t make mention of resulting inflation. One would hope that somewhere in the decision matrix an economist in the Department of Finance pointed out that printing money, spending it, borrowing, and two years of reduced production during the COVID pandemic shutdown might have negative consequences. Then-finance critic Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre certainly did, referring to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as the “Minister of Inflation.”.Why then, many are asking, has the prime minister continued to focus upon his woke-agenda of identity politics, rather than the critical fundamental challenges that all Canadians now struggle with every day… housing, food, transportation, health care, seniors' care, education and a future for their children?.Asked in August of 2021 whether he would support a rumoured Bank of Canada mandate to tolerate higher inflation, Trudeau revealed, “You’ll forgive me if I don’t think about monetary policy.”.Canada’s leader doesn’t think about monetary policy?.Poilievre, now leader of the official opposition, has categorized the Liberal government as a “radical woke coalition” and Canada has been referred to as “the world’s first ‘woke’ nation.".Shortly after becoming Prime Minister in 2015, Trudeau declared Canada had no core identity, and he saw Canada as the first “post-national state.”.Post-nationalism is an internationalistic process which advocates the demise of national identities in favour of supernational entities, such as the World Trade Organization, United Nations, World Bank, European Union, etc. Since nationalism is historically based upon a unique national culture, where diversity is a threat, post-nationalism seeks to break the ties between ethnic identity and citizenship..Identity politics (often referred to as ‘wokeism’, from ‘awake’, or ‘socially aware’) — which focuses upon the interests of certain demographic groups identified by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or social background — serves to break down traditional nationalistic cultures… a necessary step for any aspiring post-national state..For, if all 38.9 million Canadians held strong cohesive nationalistic beliefs, it would not be possible for Trudeau to implement his post-national vision for Canada. Viewed through the prism of “post-nationalism” then, these past seven years of ‘woke’ Trudeau policies and pandering to special-interest demographics start to make sense..Identity politics enables post-nationalism..While Trudeau claims he “doesn’t know what ‘woke’ means”, “wokeism” undeniably furthers his goal of a post-national Canada —or whatever it would be called, if it weren’t Canada any longer… ‘The Socially Aware State Formerly Known as Canada’, perhaps..As Rempel-Garner so aptly put it, “Enough of this ‘woke’ sh*t!”.Canada has serious problems to solve..Even ‘wokies’ need homes, and food, and health care, and everything else that Canadians can no longer afford after seven years of Trudeau government.
