Social media starting to 'tear down' Canada's democracy, O'Toole warns in final Commons address
Social media starting to 'tear down' Canada's democracy, O'Toole warns in final Commons address
O'Toole, who will soon retire from politics, believes the country's best days are ahead -- if MPs avoid playing into divisive politics
It would be nice if we could all come together and decide not to vote for toxic politicians who only attack the others and don't come forward with ideas and willingness to work together.
As Canadians we used to be able to set aside our differences to come to a common goal for everyone's prosperity, but I just don't see that anymore. US Political Toxicity has leaked too far into Canada. Let's remember what it means to be Canadian, and let's work with each other, listen to each other, and respect each other.
We are all Canadians, let's all work together and we can accomplish so much more. Let's help lift each other up.
I don't like O'Toole, but this is the kind of opinion that the CPC ousted him over. He was too reasonable and moderate for them, and sometimes he says something that shows that.
And this is one of those times where I can reach across the aisle and say "you know what, man? You're right. That's fucked."
A surprisingly adept point from a conservative of all people. Blind squirrels, broken clocks, etc.
Then again, maybe he was speaking just generally enough to evoke the audience sentiment biased by their own leanings and preconceived notions. I read it as, "social media is enabling the far right whackjobs to coordinate and pull stunts like blockades that cost the country's economy literally billions in a matter of weeks", but looking at the predictably shitshow of a comment section, those same whackjobs are using it as a yet another opportunity to decry ThAt TroODoPe hAs To gO.
I'm certainly not Trudeau's biggest fan, but I'll take it over the unrecognizable hellscape the PC's would turn our country into.
the PC's would turn our country into.
There no P anymore, and that's pretty much the problem.
More accurate to call them RC.
It's just the rebranded reform party, the PCs died with the party.
I bet the main concern is splitting the conservative vote now that there's a far right party. They've had a convenient monopoly on the right while the left vote is split between Liberal and NDP which allows them to get in without the popular vote. The Conservatives are going to fight the PPC as hard as they fight voter reform.
I can almost bring myself feel sorry for o' Toole, if only I could force myself to forget the he tried to have a go at the populism trick as well.
Canada Proud entered the chat.
Probably goes without saying but hoo boy that comment section is spicy
That seems to be the normal state of commentary on any mainstream media post.
I saw a ton of climate change deniers / conspiracy nutbags on a Global news video talking about the wildfires.
I saw from this link that NP had a story on that too. It was basically "did leftist eco-terrorists set the fires? No, but Maxime Bernier tweeted that it's totally something they would do".
I hadn't paid attention to the comment section prior to reading your reply. I feel like I would have been better off not knowing what's written in there.
I will learn from your experience and stay away from it.
Every time I make this mistake I have to repeat to myself that this is not representative of a significant number of my neighbors until I believe it. It's probably a lie.
conservative would win if they stopped hanging out with flat earther,anti vax and incels .