OMG ๐ a municipality in QUEBEC is removing the asphalt from the road and replacing it with GRAVEL because they have no money ๐คฏ
AND, other places in Quebec are considering this option. I have no words. This in insane
I'm forever grateful to Canada for the years that I've spent building my life here. But I truly think that it is in a death spiral. Stage 5 Suicidal Empathy is fatal. I don't think that Canadians will ever wake up from their parasitized stupor.
Watching the drama unfold around the referendum discussion is, to me, just so incredibly silly.
I cannot believe we are at a point where we are seriously entertaining theatrics about whether citizens should even be allowed to pose a question, instead of having mature discussions about what the question actually means, the potential consequences, the legal realities, the risks, the benefits, and the broader future of the province and country.
That is what democracy is supposed to be.
Not fear of discussion.
Not attempts to shut conversations down before they even happen.
Not treating citizens like they are incapable of hearing ideas, thinking critically, and making decisions for themselves.
A referendum question is not automatic implementation. It is a mechanism to gauge public support and force public discussion on an issue of significant importance. Democracies should not be afraid of asking questions. If anything, they should be afraid of preventing them.
If people believe an idea is flawed, unrealistic, harmful, or unsupported, then make the argument. Present the evidence. Debate the issue openly and honestly. Trust citizens enough to engage with the substance instead of trying to suppress the conversation itself.
Because once a society becomes more concerned with controlling what questions can be asked than debating the answers, we are moving in a very dangerous direction.
When will we turn things back right side up in this upside down world?