Juno News - September 11, 2019What on Earth is this election about？
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Summary
The 2019 federal election campaign is officially underway, which begs the question: what on earth is the election about? Is it about stopping the rise of right-wing populism, stopping the Donald Trumpian figure that Andrew Scheer seems to be, or is it about defeating Justin Trudeau?
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we are off to the races the 2019 federal election campaign is officially underway
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which begs the question what on earth is the election about now for a lot of people the answer
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to that is going to be getting Justin Trudeau out of office a noble gesture a noble desire
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but it's not as simple as that because there's also a part of Canada that thinks this election
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is about stopping the rise of right-wing populism stopping the Donald Trumpian figure that Andrew
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Scheer apparently is or at least the Doug Fordian figure that the media is trying to make him out
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to be but it's a serious question what is the primary issue on which Canadians will be casting
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their ballots the answer is I don't know Canadians get to decide for themselves but we do know the
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big issues that certainly should be on the radar number one has to be the fight against the carbon
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tax this has been the tax that Justin Trudeau has literally been deploying untold amounts of
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government resources to basically defend the federal government's right to impose a carbon
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tax on provinces that don't want one this is a battle that's on its way to the Supreme Court
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though if Justin Trudeau loses the election the carbon tax is pretty much dead on a rival you
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don't need to get it thrown out in court because Canadians will have had their say at the ballot
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box but there are deeper themes in this election things that for Canadians should be a lot more
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significant than just singular public policy issues or debates and that's the idea that Justin Trudeau
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right now has had a government that is basically hell-bent on telling Canadians what's best for them
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irrespective of facts and irrespective of what Canadians may think is best for them I mean the
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carbon tax is one example of this the government saying you can't be trusted to conserve you can't
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be trusted to look after the environment so we're going to decide for you we're going to levy this tax
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on everything but we also see it with social issues this is the way you have to think this is the way you
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have to believe something we see it with untold numbers of issues where what happens is the government
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says this is our way and no dispute no debate nothing allowed we have a government right now that is
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entertaining an idea of censoring speech of regulating internet providers to regulate and
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censor what they deem online hate speech without deciding it something that if the liberals are
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re-elected will perhaps become a matter of policy have you heard free speech talked about through the
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election if not it certainly should be we don't know if it's going to be in the official leaders
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debates but it certainly is something you need to put to candidates I'm talking about a few of the
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issues now because the kickoff of the election also means it's the kickoff of true north's coverage of
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the election I'm proud to say we crowdfunded an election coverage fund to let us crisscross the
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country going to where the story is interviewing the candidates who matter now we had your help on
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this and I'm very grateful for it there's still work to be done and you can support us at tnc.news
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but I also want to hear from you where the stories are I'm not just talking about the local
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clam bake or fish fry in your city but what are the big stories what are the issues that the
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politicians are ignoring what are the candidates that you really think need to stand out shoot me
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an email let me know what you're thinking this election is for you as is true north for true north