Political Headwinds (August 29, 2019)

As a Canadian

My eyes

Turn southwards

To the United States.

Fascinated horror

Watching political drama

Unfolding.

As Canadians

We tell ourselves

Trump - impossible.

Reality check

Folks.

Since 1995

Ontario has elected 

A Tea Party (Mike Harris:1995-2002)

And Trumpian (Doug Ford: 2018-present)

Premier.

(Third of Canada

Resides here.)

Toronto's 2018 mayoral election

White supremacist - 3rd 

With 3% of votes.

Canada's largest

Ethnically diverse city.

Unlike the US

Canada can't impeach

Its Prime Ministers/Premiers.

But we can

Have punished them

At election time.

Ask Kim Campbell

Or any Progressive Conservatives MP

About 1993 federal election.

Reducing majority government

To 2 members

Neither one

Is Kim Campbell.

Sigh.

Knowing

Tsunami - fast approaching

And we're not prepared.

Emotionally mentally

Or politically.

For the resulting changes

We must endure

In the coming years.

Deluding ourselves

Thinking - Canadians are

Morally superior

To Americans.

Hiding it better

Behind a false smile

As the knife stabs.

Deep

Into the target's back.

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