TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT WILL FACE MASSIVE POLITICAL CHANGES
So much is happening politically and otherwise affecting MY CANADA. ISIS attacks in Europe, NATO bombing and apparently land attacks destroying terrorist home bases in the Middle East, a drifting world economy and a new government able and willing to put Canada into deep deficit. The greatest threat to the non-traditional Liberal ambitious spending is the possibility of increasing the national debt currently in the billions and not really conducive to piling on more. Finance Minister Bill Morneau seems confident the added deficit will be balanced within the foreseeable future due to economic stimulus from a variety of proposals led by infrastructure spending. However many factors bound to influence the current government plans could offset the rosy forecast opposition leaders and many staid journalist-commentators say will actually happen.
On the subject of Canada’s media structure past practices appear to be just “a thing of the past’. Many, probably a majority of political mostly television front people pretending to be journalistic commentator, seem prone to disbelieve the Trudeau Liberal government can accomplish promises made during the 2015 election. Each tries to convince viewers Trudeau people are poised to plunge the country into huge debt. That outcome will have to wait until the Liberal ministers familiarize themselves with the civil service managers and administration. Hopefully peace will prevail and professionalism reigns so the change of government will not become a public battleground injurious to the future.
The federal government appears to be going through change due to the new often youngish ministers heading departments. Hopefully the media will follow suit and mollify the influence of the corporate sector. Over the past few decades it seems the corporate influence on the media has changed the tradition of journalist independence. A fact most media advocates cannot help but notice as formerly neutral and balanced journalists seem comfortable in leaning publicly towards a political party of personal choice. There are very few journalists in the free world that have the nerve to express a personal opinion opposite to the public stance of the corporate ownership owning that particular media outlet. The trend makes sense since the salaries and bonuses commentators receive are undoubtedly in the balance.
A final note on the subject supporting these statements is the fact Peter Manfield’s CBC National News ‘At Issue’ featuring three high profile commentators paralleled if not supported the statements in this MY CANADA commentary on March 31, 2016
On another front there is speculation Ontario’s Liberal government is about to prorogue the legislature. The move is probably in an effort to keep recently added taxes, service permits and license fees, often described as people programs, from creating a power loss in the next election. Although the provincial vote is more than a couple of year away politicians are aware people have long memories when it comes to increases attacking family income.
On the subject of Canada’s media structure past practices appear to be just “a thing of the past’. Many, probably a majority of political mostly television front people pretending to be journalistic commentator, seem prone to disbelieve the Trudeau Liberal government can accomplish promises made during the 2015 election. Each tries to convince viewers Trudeau people are poised to plunge the country into huge debt. That outcome will have to wait until the Liberal ministers familiarize themselves with the civil service managers and administration. Hopefully peace will prevail and professionalism reigns so the change of government will not become a public battleground injurious to the future.
The federal government appears to be going through change due to the new often youngish ministers heading departments. Hopefully the media will follow suit and mollify the influence of the corporate sector. Over the past few decades it seems the corporate influence on the media has changed the tradition of journalist independence. A fact most media advocates cannot help but notice as formerly neutral and balanced journalists seem comfortable in leaning publicly towards a political party of personal choice. There are very few journalists in the free world that have the nerve to express a personal opinion opposite to the public stance of the corporate ownership owning that particular media outlet. The trend makes sense since the salaries and bonuses commentators receive are undoubtedly in the balance.
A final note on the subject supporting these statements is the fact Peter Manfield’s CBC National News ‘At Issue’ featuring three high profile commentators paralleled if not supported the statements in this MY CANADA commentary on March 31, 2016
On another front there is speculation Ontario’s Liberal government is about to prorogue the legislature. The move is probably in an effort to keep recently added taxes, service permits and license fees, often described as people programs, from creating a power loss in the next election. Although the provincial vote is more than a couple of year away politicians are aware people have long memories when it comes to increases attacking family income.