Tories told not to talk about 'parental rights'
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OTTAWA – Conservative MPs were told not to post online or talk to media about competing protests on Parliament Hill that saw protesters clashing over how schools should handle LGBTQ+ issues. The...
  • IninewCrowEnglish
    141·
    9 months ago

    So are the members representing the political party?

    Or are members representing the constituents that elected them?

    I thought we were running a democratic system of government here

      • TurtleJoe@lemmy.world
        5·
        9 months ago

        These days, if you are not voting for an independent, you’re guaranteed to not have representation.

        This is a bullshit, false equivocation.

      • IninewCrowEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        We are. Being able to cede control to a dictatorial power is a democratic freedom.

        You mean … KNOWINGLY being able to cede control to a dictatorial power is a democratic freedom.

        Coercing the public and doing things behind complicated legal and political jargon and systems that very few can understand is not an open democratic system.

          • IninewCrowEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            Fair point and I agree … part of the problem is the apathy of the public and ignorance of the masses

    • Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
      27·
      9 months ago

      The Canadian governments don’t represent Canada. Canada only cares about the citizens of other nations. We’re just a piggy bank to them.

        • Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
          13·
          9 months ago

          Every Canadian government big action and focus always seems to be on foreign affairs. Constant debates in Ottawa about what is happening around the world. Meanwhile Canadians are drowning in debt, housing costs, food costs, cost of living etc. But Canadian politicians don’t give a shit about that, all they care about are scandals and foreign affairs.

          • Oderus@lemmy.world
            2·
            9 months ago

            I said take your meds, not go off on another rant about how you think the Government really works, when clearly you have no clue what Government does.