{"id":66,"date":"2015-10-20T23:46:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T03:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.developingdisciple.ca\/?p=66"},"modified":"2019-04-21T15:47:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T19:47:23","slug":"top-10-reasons-the-new-liberal-government-will-be-good-for-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.developingdisciple.ca\/?p=66","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Reasons The New Liberal Government Will Be Good For Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recognize that I had said I would not be posting any further political rants on Facebook and that this is, in fact, me writing about our new political frontier we are facing.\u00a0 Just pretend I am a politician and you\u2019ll be just fine.\u00a0 After reading some posts from my friend Jose and some others, I began to reflect on what the next few years hold for us.\u00a0 Believe it or not, there was a time when I was a Liberal.\u00a0 Apparently, according to these little online tests, I am still strongly Liberal in most of what I would like to see happen.\u00a0 You can imagine my surprise at that, and after I picked myself off of the floor, I promptly denied it.\u00a0 I believe these tools are skewed.\u00a0 However, as I read the Liberal platform there is quite a bit I agree with.\u00a0 (Hopefully, Trudeau doesn\u2019t borrow from the McGuinty or Wynn playbook for \u201cspeaking with forked tongue\u201d or anything the federal wing of the Liberals has produced for a platform will quickly be denied within the first two weeks).\u00a0 And so, I began to put my mind to the task of seeing what hope the\u00a0future could hold and how this change can be good for Canada.\u00a0 This resulted in the following list that is incomplete but has given my mind fuel to ponder. (*DISCLAIMER: I have never claimed to be an expert in politics.\u00a0 I just watch, listen and read to see who actually does what they say they will.\u00a0 And, I try to apply my small amount of common sense…which is common to me…you get the picture.)<\/p>\n

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  1. Canadian Privacy Protected: While I agree with protecting Canada as our nation\u00a0I did find Bill C-51 far too invasive for a free country.\u00a0 I believe the Liberals will do a review of it and because they do support a portion of it, they may provide a better balanced revision.\u00a0 That being said, I hope they follow proper protocol for insuring we are not letting terrorists into our country when they move to fulfill their pledge to let in 25,000 immigrants by the end of the year.\u00a0 Please keep in mind that Canada has been known to be a fairly safe place for those seeking to hide.<\/li>\n
  2. Immediate investigation into the missing Aboriginal women in BC: I agree with Trudeau that this has gone on far too long and must\u00a0be examined more closely in a timely manner.\u00a0 Like, now.\u00a0 I hope that the Liberal party will not become soft on crime and that this investigation will lead them to support the ground the Conservative party has gained in keeping criminals more accountable than ever before. \u00a0Canada is known to be one of the biggest countries for human trafficking and I pray this investigation will not stop with Aboriginals only but will penetrate the issues surrounding human trafficking. \u00a0(On a side note: I sure hope someone sends a proposal to Trudeau about once again opening up farms kept by inmates to provide food for the prison and reform for those incarcerated.\u00a0 Why these farms were closed remains a mystery of logic to me and I do believe their closure came from the Conservatives.\u00a0 Which is really counterproductive considering they were basically self-supporting institutions that provided food for the prison and were able to sell produce to the surrounding community thereby showing prisons could contribute positively.\u00a0 They also allowed inmates actually learn how to care for things and gain skills. \u00a0Of course we all hope the amount of inmates will not increase once marijuana gets legalized and people start looting in order to have funds to buy it for recreational use.\u00a0 Then, most definitely, the farming will be needed. \u00a0HEY! \u00a0The government started their own weed farms completely operated by inmates! \u00a0\ud83d\ude1b )<\/li>\n
  3. Taking advantage of the lower interest rates for infrastructure improvements: We all have either done this, are doing this or would do this if we could, with our own homes.\u00a0 When we can replace leaking roofs on our homes, if the need is great and the interest rates are low, we usually are willing to go into debt in order to do it.\u00a0 The further we allow some of our country’s infrastructure maintenance\/replacements to go unchecked the greater the cost will be in the future.\u00a0 This also provides employment and stabilizes our work forces with contracts.\u00a0 That being said, on the greater scale there aren\u2019t a vast majority of people who will benefit from these contracts especially if they are doled out in some backroom or *cough* on the golf course.\u00a0 But, for a small mind like my own, this move does make a certain amount of logic.<\/li>\n
  4. The support to the middle class: I admit, it has been a real puzzle to me why the Harper government didn\u2019t do more for the middle class and why the elite seemed to benefit most from some of the Conservative\u2019s moves.\u00a0 The middle class are the backbone of our country and Trudeau\u2019s attempt to alleviate some of the financial pressure this sector is experiencing\u00a0will be most welcomed. \u00a0Canada’s middle-class are the ones who tend to have steady employment, buy homes, buy cars etc. so it makes the most sense to try to keep them earning and spending for our country\u2019s financial infrastructure.\u00a0 Now, if taxes go up in other areas, this is not going to actually help but be a smoke screen that has sucked the people in. \u00a0Furthermore, this will only help our country if the promises the Liberals make to everyone else doesn\u2019t erase the benefits of this particular move.<\/li>\n
  5. The uniting of the country: I must admit that the part of Trudeau\u2019s speech that moved me was about Canada becoming the compassionate country we had been known to be.\u00a0 Perhaps this will be true.\u00a0 Only time will tell.\u00a0 Perhaps if it is modelled at the government level it will filter down to the people.\u00a0 I truly hope this will be the case\u2026it certainly could be if the Liberal Federal Party will live up to their platform and actually do what they say they will without lies and deceit and the destruction of key documents to cover their illegal tracks (insert bitter Ontarioian comment here).\u00a0 In truth, I haven\u2019t felt the country this united over a leader for a long, long time.\u00a0 In that sense, for the first day in, it certainly \u201cfeels good.\u201d<\/li>\n
  6. The supporting of young leaders: In the case of young leaders, I have tried my best to help them whenever I can.\u00a0 If there is opportunity for new ideas I have sought to open the doors for them so they could fly.\u00a0 If there are leadership positions of responsibility I have sought to help them buy enough currency with people so that they are able to sit at the table to help shape our future.\u00a0 To that end, I believe that Trudeau deserves to have some space to test out his wings.\u00a0 I hope his party will keep him not only well-informed but also mentored so that he doesn\u2019t become the world\u2019s \u201cfrat boy from Canada with the great hair.” \u00a0If nothing else, he has stirred our youth to vote.\u00a0 Here\u2019s hoping that voting effort was not only for legalization of pot for recreational use.\u00a0 I would like to think our youth are better than that.\u00a0 Thank you, Justin Trudeau, for stirring our youth into action instead of sitting back being apathetic!\u00a0 It is exciting to see our youth now mobilizing themselves to help shape our future and also taking responsibility for victories and fallouts.<\/li>\n
  7. Canadian politics seems to demand a majority house in order to actually follow through on the party plans:\u00a0 A person once told me that any diet will work if you follow their program faithfully.\u00a0 I am not sure that is true.\u00a0 However, I can see how being a political party in power with a minority government can be quite frustrating.\u00a0 Your party could put together a radical plan but get stymied at every turn but the uniting of the other parties to block your efforts for reform. \u00a0Or, you get moving in one direction only to have a shift only to see your time and efforts wasted…one step forward, two steps back. \u00a0To the public\u2019s eye it looks like the party in power is ineffective when in reality they simply are bricked from moving anything forward.\u00a0 I pray that the new majority government will use their amount of seats with wisdom.\u00a0 I pray they will try to do what their platform said and unite Canada to move us forward in change today for the betterment of our country.\u00a0 I hope to see Trudeau lead with the new leadership mentality of positive teamwork instead of the CEO heavy-handed-power-plays.\u00a0 Which leads me to my next point\u2026<\/li>\n
  8. Trudeau\u2019s positive platform can shape and show the youth today that mudslinging gets negative results:\u00a0 I heartily applaud the Liberal\u2019s positive platform.\u00a0 Perhaps the part of the Conservatives that I hate the most when it comes to elections is the dirty playing.\u00a0 Why do that?\u00a0 Just tell us how you are going to make things better and show us the plan.\u00a0 While the Liberals do tend to promise far too much without showing how their wand will work its magic to fulfill it all, I do believe Justin\u2019s positive attitude shows the right way to have Canada leadership and Canadians how to work together.\u00a0 Now, this part may seem ironic for some of you that have read some of the things I have posted.\u00a0 I must admit a fairly jaded bend regarding the Liberal party due to what has been happening in Ontario.\u00a0 This is unfair to apply that paint brush at the Federal level (though Trudeau\u2019s remark about hailing Wynn as someone who is fiscally responsible is perhaps one of his most humorous moments next to how budgets just take care of themselves).\u00a0 But I digress.\u00a0 Justin Trudeau, show us how to lead a divided house and shape them into a ship moving forward not because you have the strongest seat numbers but through your willingness to work with all parties.\u00a0 All of our parties have some great things in their platforms!\u00a0 Will you try to incorporate all the best ideas to have the strongest country?<\/li>\n
  9. Shaking the status quo:\u00a0 Parties often get comfortable in their modus operandi and cease to think outside the box for solutions.\u00a0 Perhaps the strength of our democracy is that when things begin to over-correct there are others parties who can \u201cright\u201d the ship and highlight that there are other aspects that are important but have gotten lost in the previous party\u2019s plan.\u00a0 There is no doubt that the Conservatives and Liberals are opposed in many of their platforms.\u00a0 I am praying that where there is common ground and common sense, those areas of agreement will continue to be supported and moved forward instead of being scrapped simply because it was a \u201cConservative\u201d initiative.\u00a0 Hopefully, the baby won\u2019t get thrown out with the bathwater and we can still maintain some stability as we move through these waters of change.\u00a0 And lastly\u2026<\/li>\n
  10. This will be an incredibly public lesson in political accountability: Change for change sake is always a dicy way to vote.\u00a0 Grass can always seem greener on the other side until you wake up one day and realize you have made a tragic error.\u00a0 That being said, political parties can get far too comfortable in their ways and begin to believe they are untouchable.\u00a0 I truly believe the landslide victory away from the Conservative party to the Liberals was because the public perceived the Conservatives to feel a sense of entitlement and \u201cuntouchability.\u201d This complete upset has woken up our politicians to realize that no one is untouchable.\u00a0 Just see the last election\u2019s results and how the Liberal federal party shrank to incredibly small proportions only to rise in this election to a majority house!\u00a0 The fate of the next election for the Liberal party really does rest on their ability and willingness to follow through on platform promises.\u00a0 While it seems like Canadians are strongly in favour of the Liberals being in power today, the public are fickle and tides can change quickly if they feel like they have been lied to.\u00a0 The best thing Trudeau can do is actually follow through on what he said he would do.\u00a0 Historically, the thing most upsetting to Canadians has been to have a politician do what they say they are going to do it, when they said they\u2019d do it and how they said they would.\u00a0 When politicians actually are truthful and reliable it throws off our Canadian sensibilities.\u00a0 In this case, hopefully our sensibilities have matured and we will closely watch and see a leader follow through with integrity, accountability and transparency.\u00a0 Are you listening Ontario?!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Well, those are my 10 positives for the future. \u00a0I usually try to stay away from politics (especially as a pastor) but like everyone else, I got caught up in this election sensing it was very important.\u00a0 Let\u2019s pray for our new government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.\u00a0 Let\u2019s pray he will continue to build in the respect among the other nations that Harper has garnered in his tenure as PM.\u00a0 Let\u2019s pray for our dollar that it may remain strong in the midst of this radical political shift.\u00a0 Let\u2019s pray that our new government will be ethical and moral as they lead us into the future.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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