Remember the saying “We have met the enemy, and he is us”?
This can also apply to Canada’s fiscal mess and our declining
defences. Who’s accountable? In the end, we all are. We get
the system and the policies we deserve. If our governing institutions
are not accountable, it is our fault, as Canadians, for not demanding
that they be accountable. If you are not happy with this situation,
get informed and get involved. In the end, we all share some blame
for where Canada sits today.
The underground royal commission Report,
through its 16 books and 14 hours
of documentary programming, paints a picture of a country that has
lost its way. Canadians are overburdened with debt and taxes, close
to 40% of the GDP goes through government hands, we do not carry
our weight for our own national defence, and we have governing institutions
that are not accountable for their decisions and actions.
If you concur, and if you care about Canada, what are you going
to do about it?
Here are some ideas:
| Educate
yourself about the issues (navigating the underground royal
commission website and experiencing the Oh
Canada! Where Is My Country Going? eLearning course are
a good first step) |
| Purchase urc
books and videos |
| Tell
others what you have learned |
| Advocate for electoral
and parliamentary reform |
| Join
an organization pushing from reform (e.g. taxpayer groups, electoral
reform groups, defence organizations, etc.) |
| Start an organization
advocating reform |
| Join
a political party and push for reform |
| Run for office on a
platform of reforming the system |
| Write
letters to the editor, your
MP, federal
Cabinet members, or provincial
member |
| Write op/ed pieces for
your local newspaper |
| Make
a donation to Breakout
Educational Network, to support the continuing work of the
underground royal commission |
| Take
the online distance education course entitled Accountability
and Canadian Government from the University of Guelph's
Office of Open Learning. This course is based on the urc's Days
of Reckoning book and documentary. |
Check out the Related Links section for a
complete list of research, information, political, defence, and advocacy
organizations.
Our governing institutions will only be accountable when we demand
accountability. There is no “us” and “them”…..we
are all in this together.
What ideas do you have to influence change? Share them in the discussion
forums.
Help shape Canada’s future!
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