We simply do not hold premiers to account in this country. All attention and blame gets directed to the federal government regardless. A big chunk of this is the media's fault, but opposition parties, federally and provincially, also own a share of this problem because they go along with it.
Canadian media add to the undermining of of democratic institutions and traditions. They help pave the way to social destruction.
As essential services are crushed and destroyed by provincial governments with no recourse, I agree. I don’t know how this can be fixed. I do all I can as one person to inform and advocate but the current version of federalism is causing harm.
The Trudeau government also didn't help themselves because they allowed the premiers, the media, and the leaders of the NDP and CPC to blame the federal government for shit that's provincial jurisdiction without calling any of them out for it. Complete communications collapse.
Most of this is because the population are too lazy to learn civics and jurisdiction and the mainly US Con owned MSM happily go along with it.
I know. My point is that the Trudeau government had 10 years to do anything about either or both of those issues and did not.
They spoke about jurisdiction a lot. Many chose not to listen. Pouring out bottles of booze and $1 beer is what people want, unfortunately.
Media has a very large hand in that.
The largest hand.
They have a huge part in blaming the feds for issues under provincial jurisdiction, but they are not to blame for how the Trudeau government failed to address that.
I agree - except for Kathleen Wynne. She was held to account and then some.
A woman, a feminist, lesbian . . . So that tracks.
Voting does not “fix” healthcare and never will unless jurisdiction change is on the table. Citizens assemblies should be used for actual change mandates. People seem to often vote based on a brand or something else, not HC. For HC there is not enough time to educate voters on change & issues.
Citizens assemblies will not fix healthcare. Legislation needs to fix it; whether it’s through Canada Health Act reform, legislation for actually accountability and strings (preventing profitization for example).
People already must not speak out enough about healthcare because it just constantly worsens.
Voting got us here 😉 Vote X for private, y for public. A lot of patients with lived experience are not given enough consideration and Doctors / Nurses that go public often face repercussions, including job loss.
I have not voted for profit motive in healthcare and that’s what my province is getting; there’s zero accountability for provinces to protect public healthcare. I am all for patients having input.
Where does the mandate for that change come from? We paid for a big National Commission that interviewed people across Canada, then nobody ensured the report was acted on. Premiers basically ignored it. IMO citizens assembly is the best mandate, especially for jurisdiction & for profit.
After a mandate is clear then we should host a national commission every 10 years with requirements to act. Intermediate reviews assessing progress and holding account on failures.
Provinces get no mandate from protests… all for protesting but that won’t truly fix this. Legislation needs to. Strings. Enforcement that doesn’t only involve cutting back transfers. All for commissions and reviews but those are things government do; protests likely won’t get those results.
I think the situation in HC is dire enough for people to hit the pavement for sure BUT that’s not going to give systems what they need for real change. It could catalyze change.
My provincial officials often tell me they “understand” how bad healthcare is and want results “like I do” but those results are not evidence based, and don’t help, they hurt.
And who is in the citizen assemblies?
When BC hosted one for electoral reform it was citizens randomly selected by regions. They went through an education process then selected reform and proposed a model. We select people for jury duty randomly, I’m sure we can come up with something reasonable for this.
How can we fix this??? Asking in earnest! #DougFordIsCorrupt
This is an important question. Let’s collaborate!
We don't hold Conservatives to account. Full stop.
Especially here in Alberta
Bell Media has been salivating over a deregulating, Trumpy bulldozer Ford as PM for 15 years now He will never face effective criticism, they're so close now
Why do we even have provincial governments?
This is an evergreen post.
Agree, but I don't get that. Harris did more to wreck Ontario quality of life than any two Conservative Prime Ministers in my life time put together. And the McGinty-Wynne tag team did some seriously corrupt shit. Nobody remembers (or cares) her creative accounting. But mention a Trudeau...