Politically Incorrect
Justin Ling’s “Justin Trudeau’s Last Stand” (June) was insightful, but I do challenge the overall flavour of its message, starting with that tired old phrase—“it feels like everything is broken in this country . . . ”—which has been thrown around ad infinitum by Pierre Poilievre. Taking a page out of Donald Trump’s pathetic foray into politics, he has repeated this line every chance he gets, knowing that if he says it loud, long, and often enough, it will stick and become a “truth.” So it comes as no surprise that some Canadians are parroting it. Yes, housing has become an issue, our health care system is stretched, and food prices remain high—but this is the case around the world. On the upside, our inflation is down to 2.9 percent, down from what it was a year ago. The price of gas at the pump has stayed steady—still a lot cheaper than what they pay in Europe or Australia. And according to a Reuters poll earlier this year, Canada’s main stock index is set to “notch a record high next year” as banks cut interest rates. So all is not doom and gloom as some would have us believe.
