Whatever happened to enlightenment?
Enlighten me how, when and why there has been a paradigm shift from listening to well-respected authorities in their field to considering them no longer credible or more importantly, censoring or ostracizing them?
Enlighten me how the populace continues to put faith in a prime minister who has not only abused his position, but lies continually, is responsible for the profligate spending, plays favouritism with certain companies, pressures his own ministers to cover or lie about the SNC Lavalin scandal and has a decidedly such casual disregard for human life as to compare a tylenol shortage to a orange crop shortage.
Enlighten me as to why health care in
Canada is no longer considered universal, but each province is advising Canadian travelers to buy additional health insurance if they travel to other provinces.
Enlighten me why all provinces with the exception of B.C. and Nova Scotia have lifted the vaccine mandates.
Enlighten me how the federal government can restrict oil production in Canada but still imports oil via super tankers across the Atlantic Ocean to Montreal.
Enlighten me how two provinces, Ontario and Quebec, who seem to have 100% of the political power make a confederation?
Enlighten me why the provincial government has 23 of its cabinet ministers from the Lower Mainland and three from the remainder of the province. What is that telling the rest of the province?
Enlighten me why is the federal government the keeper and manager of the Canada Pension Plan when it was set up between employer and employees. Ronald Reagan stated the nine most dangerous words are “Hi I'm here from the government to help you.” Hmm.
Enlighten me when did schools become primarily focussed on sexual orientation instead of education.
Better yet, enlighten me why the elites of the world would want to get advice on the future of the planet from Greta Thunberg, a 20-year old girl with limited schooling.
Enlighten me why there are no images of the “massive plastic garbage patch” in the ocean, which is supposed to be the size of Texas.
Enlighten me why people think that reducing carbon dioxide is healthy for the planet when carbon dioxide is the most vital and invisible component to life on earth. Where is the concrete evidence for this ideology?
Enlightenment is supposed to be about using logic, science and, in general, knowledge. What’s happened?
Mary-Anne MacDonald
Summerland