I can't think of a reason for the government to *talk* about their Doing the Right Thing, it gets them only pain, and almost no credit.
Economists agree the carbon tax was the Right Thing, and most journalists note that, while still calling it a "political" failure and election-loser.
Health care economic experts agree that pharmacare and dental care are the Right Thing, every dollar spent saving two or more, but as Pharmacare is enacted, the talk is about Trudeau's cabinet woes.
Based on worldometers stats, Canada had not just far, far better pandemic outcome than the USA or UK, but better than all of Europe save Denmark - a factoid almost nobody knows, because that good news is not news. It would be fair to do an international study on why Canada was so much better.
After 3 or 4 beatings, you learn to not be the visibly-smart kid in school; after 3 or 4 political beatings, the Liberals have been painfully taught to do that Right Thing as quietly as possible.
Good point. In Quebec, Legault (once he recovered from his stun-f*¢k like every other politician) did get on it quickly and efficiently. That alone kept him re-elected over a couple of cycles.
I can't think of a reason for the government to *talk* about their Doing the Right Thing, it gets them only pain, and almost no credit.
Economists agree the carbon tax was the Right Thing, and most journalists note that, while still calling it a "political" failure and election-loser.
Health care economic experts agree that pharmacare and dental care are the Right Thing, every dollar spent saving two or more, but as Pharmacare is enacted, the talk is about Trudeau's cabinet woes.
Based on worldometers stats, Canada had not just far, far better pandemic outcome than the USA or UK, but better than all of Europe save Denmark - a factoid almost nobody knows, because that good news is not news. It would be fair to do an international study on why Canada was so much better.
After 3 or 4 beatings, you learn to not be the visibly-smart kid in school; after 3 or 4 political beatings, the Liberals have been painfully taught to do that Right Thing as quietly as possible.
Good point. In Quebec, Legault (once he recovered from his stun-f*¢k like every other politician) did get on it quickly and efficiently. That alone kept him re-elected over a couple of cycles.