Please vote

This federal election on April 28 is crucial.  Pierre Poilievre was way ahead, until Mark Carney swooped in and ate his lunch.  Sadly, I think Carney is going to take it -- maybe even in majority government territory.  That's a sad reflection on just how ill-informed the average Canadian is.

I've done a few blogs on Carney, so you know what I think.  Not much.  But he has hoodwinked the public into thinking he is going to save Canada from the mess Trudeau has made of it.  That mess, however, was created by Carney, who was Trudeau's "finance whisperer" for the entire time he was in power.

So, it's critical that people get off their asses and vote for Pierre Poilievre.  Yes, he's not as physically appealing to most people, but that's not the point.  Right now he is our only hope.  Another term for the Liberals will see the same clowns that ruined us back in power to continue ruining us.

The 'Globe and Mail' actually ran a letter about the billions wasted in giving natives water-treatment systems.  I was surprised because 'The Globe' is a bit of a bed-wetter these days, but here it is:

Canadians have given natives $4.61 billion since 2015 to install water treatment facilities to lift 147 boil-water advisories.

This letter-writer asks the right questions:  Who installed these systems?  Who is charged with repairing them?  The answers are, of course, unknown because no one dares ask the natives for accountability.  But I think that $4.61 billion could have been put to far better use.  But it wasn't.  Here's what I blogged about this mess in 2015 -- ten years ago!!

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"Another sad tale", October 14, 2015:

"The other outrage is the lack of safe drinking water on 133 reserves, with 93 boil-water advisories in place for more than two years.  Some, in fact, have been in place for more than 10 and a few since the 1990s.  Naturally, it's our fault.  But the truth of the matter -- which few people ever look into or acknowledge -- is that although drinking water on reserves is under federal jurisdiction, the more than $3.5 billion (yep, that's "billion") transferred to reserves from 1995 to 2008 still does not find its way to the solution, i.e., to provide safe drinking water on reserves.  This is the fault of native leaders and it is chronic. 

"Why?  Because local councils are required to build and maintain the water purification systems for which the money is earmarked.  And this is where the whole ugly mess sits because obviously, local bands have not used the money for water. 

"It's outrageous and even more outrageous that natives continue to put the blame squarely on "Ottawa".  It's getting more than tiresome to keep transferring monies to natives and having to sit by and watch it squandered to the detriment of their own people. 

"I'm really sick of it." 

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A couple of close relatives of B's are currently in the U.S.  One lives there, the other is visiting.  Both claim they want to vote, but each is woefully ill-informed about how Canadian citizens can go about it.  According to one sibling, "I can't vote because Harper passed a law that says Canadians who have lived in the U.S.  for more than five years can't vote."

Are you kidding me?!!!  What nonsense.  All you have to do is google the question and the answer pops up immediately.  Of course non-resident Canadians can vote, regardless of how long they have lived in the U.S.  And as if one prime minister could change this on his own!  Ludicrous.

The other sibling doesn't know when the election is happening because he claims he wants to be back in Canada by mid-May so he can vote.  Hey, buddy, the election is this Monday!  It'll be over by the time you get back.  To be helpful, I sent each the official info on how to vote from outside Canada.  Naturally, neither responded because, if you're never wrong, you can never listen to truth.

It is the duty of every Canadian to vote in every election.  Millions and millions have died around the world fighting for the privilege.  We have it.  We must exercise it.

Shame, shame on anyone who doesn't vote.