The Green Party has obtained a lot of press coverage the last couple of weeks on account of the platform they recently released. It seems that people are impressed with the radical policies and plans outlined therein. No more oil exploration, for example. Just let the industry shrivel through attrition. Yeah, that is radical. Kind of makes the Conservative platform seem like a Band-Aid. But what’s so bad about a Band-Aid? I mean, if my finger has a cut, I’d rather have a Band-Aid than an amputation.
This country of Canada is really a pretty good place to live. We have some problems here and there, but they tend to be problems that can be mitigated with a tune-up. The culture does not need to be gutted. That is not to say that there aren’t some people for whom life in Canada is tragic and catastrophic. These people would likely have difficulty anywhere they live. In recognition that the smallest indivisible unit of sovereignty is the individual, I notice that one of the fundamental policies of the Conservative Party is to facilitate individual initiative. Yet another policy of the Party is to help those who cannot help themselves. It seems that Conservatives care. The lives of catastrophe need to be salvaged. But the rescue does not mean throwing the baby out with the bathwater. In my opinion, the Greens don’t get that.
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