For the populist who lives in Western Canada and in the Territories, the federal government and the bureaucracy that call Ottawa home, still does not work for us. So let’s face it and be honest with ourselves. Also, it has been effectively pointed out that the options put forward by western provincial politicians in the last two decades to counter our political alienation and powerlessness at the hands of Ottawa have run their course.
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As for Western Canadians in general, they see a similar fate in regard to their place within Confederation, when populists and conservatives create legislation like the Alberta Sovereignty Act.įurthermore, in the two previous essays in this series it has been argued that western and territorial populists cannot look to the Conservative Party of Canada to effectively seek the change many want to see adopted in Ottawa. Central Canada and Quebec see the Conservative Party of Canada as a destructive force looking to dismantle their progressive politics and ideology. In either instance, this is an emotionally and intellectually destructive attitude. It has also been shown that this failure has only created a Western Canadian populist and conservative politics that have been predicated upon the premise of pulling ‘the West out of Confederation.’ In the two previous essays, it has been documented that Western Canadian populists and conservatives have achieved very little when it comes to changing the progressive culture in Ottawa. It is this ability to build and govern, let’s call it the second phase or act two, that every Western Canadian populist needs to think about. As such, it became impossible to build and as stated above, they could not fulfill the desires found in the majority of people. Over time, the logical contradictions of the two spelled the end of the first phase of their populist movements and their respective governments as well. For proof, one has to look no further than the government of Boris Johnson in the United Kingdom and the 5 Star Movement in Italy. The contradiction between providing good government that works for the will of the people eventually clashes without end with the ideals of a populist revolution that looks to oust the political and economic ruling elite from power. The answer is because once in government, the populist finds it nearly impossible to govern in the name of the people.
And for most populist movements, this is where they end. Call it the first phase or act one of accomplishment and motivation, for any populist revolution.
Populist movements everywhere will always find themselves confined within either the second or third tier described above. And even fewer will simply want to pick a fight without there being an end game that is neither defined or nowhere in sight. A few will always want to tear things down and start over. The natural inclination found in the majority of people in any community is to build. Westerners know Trudeau, Singh & Legault harbour unacceptable views (Part 3)īy J.R.
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