Principled
conservatism is under siege.
The
standards and values we hold have been compromised from within by those who
espouse a ‘big tent’ approach and are eager to jettison principles to attract
votes. It never occurs to these dolts that their ‘progressive’ actions erode
our support base.
Principled
conservatives are not leaving the party – the party is leaving them.
Conservative drift towards ‘lite socialism’ is costing us long time, solid support that is replaced with newcomers with transient, if any principles. Reaching out to millennials is hazardous. It is a sad fact that our universities and colleges are conservative deserts.
Character,
ethics, honesty and openness still matter. Our shift to the left and adoption
of questionable tactics puts us in a melee of competing political parties with
very little to differentiate them from one another. Our position of not risking
offence to anyone makes us vulnerable and unworthy of support.
The
result is a loss of public trust and political apathy. Why would the public
place trust in any political party that spends its money-making personal
attacks on rival party leaders rather than mapping out a plan to deal with our
major concerns?
Our
current government is embroiled in two major scandals which involve
interference in and misuse of our justice system and is ideology driven rather
than practical and realistic. Conservatives are not stepping up to reassure the
public that they will take specific action to ensure that it cannot recur under
their watch. They have made no indication that they will limit the powers of the
PMO to make another SNC-Lavalin incident impossible.
Our
current government is fixated on climate change as the major threat to Canada.
Canadians are concerned over our economy in terms of a steadily increasing cost
of living with no offset in income, health care, taxation, crumbling
infrastructure, employment, affordable housing and
immigration.
Electors
can be forgiven for suspecting an October election may result in a change of
faces but few, if any, changes in function. We are failing to signal that we
are listening to the electors we want to support us.
The
Way I See It ~~ John Feldsted
Political commentator, Consultant
& Strategist
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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