Living in the Future

Tag: Politics

  • The Importance of Community Involvement: Beyond Social Media

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    Rob Attrell

    In today’s digital age, it’s easier than ever to feel connected to our communities through social media. A quick like, comment, or share can give us the sense that we’re actively participating and supporting our neighbours. However, while these online interactions are valuable, they cannot replace the profound impact of real-world engagement. True community involvement…

  • A Wild Election (Probably) Appears

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    Rob Attrell

    I’m pretty annoyed that the entirety of political discourse in Canada consists of playing in to conservative propaganda that Justin Trudeau has done a terrible job the last 10 years and his time is now up. I’m not saying the liberals are perfect (they are not), and they are nowhere near as progressive as they…

  • Ways to Improve the CBC Vote Compass (Conclusion)

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    Rob Attrell

    See my preamble for this exercise and analysis of each of the policy questions here: 2019 CBC Vote Compass Analysis. First things first, let’s tally up the questions based on whether they simply ask for a policy position (good/OK), whether they could use more information for context (bad), or whether they’re based on an extremely…

  • Propositions 31 & 32 (QOTD): Religious Symbols Ban

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    Rob Attrell

    I hate this new law so much. It’s so clear from the way it was put in place and the way it’s been defended that it’s just about racism against Middle Eastern people, mostly women specifically. The two ‘Questions of the Day’ when I took the Vote Compass were all about this law, and though…

  • Proposition 30: Religious Minorities

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    Rob Attrell

    This is a weird question for me, and because there’s no context, I’m also going to call it a bad question. How much are we saying is currently done to ‘accommodate’ religious minorities, because from my perspective it doesn’t seem like much outside of the bare minimum (for a secular state which for Christianity has…

  • Proposition 29: Carbon Tax

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    Rob Attrell

    As a planet, we need concrete ways to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, and research has shown that taxing pollution in this way is a good way to curb emissions. I think this question is still OK because it again gives a solid agree/disagree, but the idea of a ‘carbon tax’, and especially the specific…

  • Proposition 28: Foreign Policy on Human Rights

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    Rob Attrell

    Yes. I don’t know how this is controversial, but yes, duh. Summary: I’m not a politician, but obviously we should take a stand against human rights abusers, even if our counties happen to share a border. Previous Proposition 27: Monarchy Next Proposition 29: Carbon Tax Table of Contents

  • Proposition 27: Monarchy

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    Rob Attrell

    Of all the questions you could ask in an election season, this might be the weirdest. None of the mainstream political parties would actually do this, whether or not they actually supported the idea in principle. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the question itself, but asking it amidst all the other ones is a little…

  • Proposition 26: Pharmacare

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    Rob Attrell

    Again, I feel like this is a provincial thing (OHIP+ does this in Ontario for kids under the age of 18 who aren’t on their parent’s insurance), but I am just all for it. The question here is passable because again it’s an agree or disagree with no prior knowledge required, but even seeing some…

  • Proposition 25: Gender-Balanced Cabinet

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    Rob Attrell

    I’m not too concerned about a direct 50:50 split in the cabinet, but we need 2015 to have been the end of mostly white dudes in decision-making roles in politics in Canada. Sometimes, you might have more women in cabinet, sometimes more men, but the important thing is slowly tearing down the walls which were…