A political storm is coming, and it’s going to hit hard. However, I’m not talking about the Washington-based storm. This one is a home-grown tempest, and the dark clouds have been building on the horizon for quite some time.
Most of us have been preoccupied with the ongoing chaos Donald Trump is creating. Our political attention has been on how the Prime Minister is negotiating the treacherous waters of trade and sovereignty. But the focus for Canada’s right-wing politicians has been elsewhere.
Did you notice that coming into the new session of Parliament, Pierre Poilievre stated that his number one priority was killing the foreign worker program?
Then he followed with the claim that Christians (read white) “may be the number 1 group that are victims of hate-based violence.”
The comments caused a great deal of eye rolling in the political media sphere. It seemed as if Poilievre wasn’t reading the mood of the nation.
Au contraire.
Poilievre is reading the cards very well.
So is Premier Danielle Smith, who, rather than deal with the disintegrating state of Alberta’s health care and education system, has stated her priority of posting people’s immigration status on provincial driver’s licenses.
MAPLE MAGA are setting the stage for a political play that has proven devastatingly effective across Europe and the United States. Their target will be to fan fears about immigrants. (more...)
How the Hate Card Could Play in Canada
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