He said the divisive nature of these two parties, representing such very different ideologies, is having a negative impact on the quality of Canadian political discourse.
“I think our political system is becoming dysfunctional,” he told the Times-Herald while touring the Friendly City and meeting Moose Javians on Saturday.
“You have these screaming fights that you have between Mulcair and Harper. Harper’s rants motivate his base, but it is a very small base altogether and not a large number of Canadians. And Muclair’s responses motivate his base, which, still, relatively, we’re talking about 2-3 per cent of Canadians, which is a very small number of people.
“Most Canadians look at that and say, ‘If that is what the political process is all about, I don’t want anything to do with it.’ And they just kind of wash their hands and walk away. That is why you see turnout rates in elections dropping year after year after year, as people get fed up with the process.
“That is not healthy for democracy, and I hope the Liberal Party can play a more constructive role.”
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Source: mjtimes.sk.ca
Author: Carter Haydu
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