<![CDATA[A party that abandons its values to gain seats doesn't actually hold those values, it merely performed them when convenient.]]>A party that abandons its values to gain seats doesn't actually hold those values, it merely performed them when convenient. This is an astonishing lack of judgement from Canada's party, and from the man who wrote a book that he called 'Values'.

I believed that Canada needs strong, centrist-progressive governance more than ever. But a majority built by lowering the bar on human rights is not a mandate, it is an embarrassing compromise.

I'm actually furious.

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His Canada is "taking down the sign" that says we believe in international law, as either a reality or an aspiration. And apparently he's also taking down any signs about individual rights and science-based decision making. Everything is pragmatic politics, negotiating to stay in power & keep the money flowing where he thinks it should go.

And yeah, Gladu has apparently now disavowed her previous statements. Because she's a very pragmatic politician, too.

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