In a recent post by Victor Wong he draws attention to some of the navel gazing the federal Liberal party is enduring.
A quote from “Susan”, a disillusioned Liberal:
Then new people would join the Liberals and keep alive what the Liberals have always stood for: a strong united Canada, a strong central government that respects the provinces and works with them as a group, social justice, the Charter, peacekeeping not war making, genuine respect for women and minorities, medicare for all, daycare for all, government subsidized research and innovation, support for the arts, respect for culture, strong ties with Europe, caution in dealings with the US, and a deft hand at economic stability and innovation – among many other values and approaches.
Victor states:
The biggest problem with her “list of Liberal values†is that it’s all sloganeering: they all sound grand and appealing, but if you examine them closely you’ll realize that their actual meaning is so ambiguous as to be worthless, as a guiding philosophy. It also has the disadvantage of not being particularly distinguishable from other parties such as the NDP. Hence, it’s not compelling enough to really attract new members.
I’m not so sure that Liberal values even sound “grand and appealing”. It’s all pretty much thinly veiled anti-Americanism and socialism-light. Shudder.
