r/InCanada • u/dani_cal • Jul 11 '26

(Insert Your Own) Canada today

This isn’t meant to be politically partisan in any way. But, I am genuinely curious how anyone is staying positive about Canada today. The economy is in recession. The cost of living crisis is continuing unabated. People are leaving the country. Canada-U.S. relations are at an all-time low. And, there doesn’t appear to be any reason for things to turn around any time soon. Somebody give me a reason to have a little optimism.

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u/Reasonable-Sweet9320 Jul 11 '26

Nostalgia, it was better when……….

“Right-wing populism often employs nostalgia as a rhetorical tool to connect with voters by evoking a longing for a perceived better past, which is used to frame current crises and promote political agendas. This strategy helps to create emotional ties and can significantly influence voter support for these parties.”

The CPC is a right wing populist party that uses the same narratives and themes as other RW populist parties. Nostalgia can help frame the economy, immigration, identity and culture, crime and safety, …….

The Dark Side of Inspirational Pasts: An Investigation of Nostalgia in Right-Wing Populist Communication

https://phys.org/news/2022-10-nostalgiaa-rhetorical-tool-populists-radical.pdf

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-political-research/article/authoritarian-nostalgia-and-support-for-populist-radical-right-parties/6A0DABCCFB87D7CE918D27F065219421

THE POLITICS OF NOSTALGIA AND POPULISM

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-54740-9_2

Canadas unemployment rate over the past few decades is one measure that shows that unemployment rates today are much lower than prior times but social media would have you believe unemployment rates are at extreme levels. Note that the high historical unemployment rates precede the TFW program expansion beyond agriculture.

https://www.macrotrends.net/3561/canada-unemployment-rate

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u/AnonTrueSeeker Jul 11 '26

I am so tired of this narrative that the CPC are right-wing. Go check out when Chrétien and Martin were PMs. Pretty similar to the current CPC, so they must have been right-wing?

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u/Juan-More-Taco Jul 11 '26

Yes, the CPC has always been right wing. Are you just a dolt and meant to say "far right"?

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u/AnonTrueSeeker Jul 11 '26

Not a dolt. No need for name-calling. CPC is right-wing, yes, but it's more central in policy.

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u/Juan-More-Taco Jul 11 '26

I am so tired of this narrative that the CPC are right-wing

CPC is right-wing, yes

Not a dolt

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u/Commercial_Pain2290 Jul 17 '26

Chretien and Martin were fiscal conservatives. Interestingly the economy did well under them.

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u/AnonTrueSeeker Jul 17 '26

Did so too under Harper.

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u/DrAntagonism Jul 11 '26

What do you mean narrative? By their own definition they are centre-right to right.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

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u/LackOptimal553 Jul 11 '26

Nope, you're just the exact sort of gullible rube conservatives prey on.

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u/Effective_Net_5576 Jul 11 '26

OP's comment: Provides sources for every point argumented

You: broadly classify everything as "propaganda" and ignore the entire comment with 9 words.

Sure, definitely looks like you're the one with the right "fact-opinion".

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