Monday 8 March 2021

 


Political talk in 2021 has become too strong for many, and they just opt-out, to find some mental rest or social peace in their lives. They know something is wrong with the strident voices that protest and proclaim that our society is degenerate and needs a 're-set'.

It seems that many are just mad at each other, trust no one, and will not abide credible leadership.

A helpful response, is to recount the basic values that have brought us through in times past. Conservative values and beliefs have stood the test. We need to remind ourselves that there are wise standards to guide us into our future.

Upon review, some of these basics for nation-building are as follows:

Canadian conservatives stand for our independent sovereignty and a strong national defense of our values and Constitution.

While we celebrate differences in people, we embrace national unity, and peace, order, and good government.

Our economic survival is based upon ethical free enterprise and individual achievement.

Equal opportunity for all Canadians is valued so that our citizens achieve their dreams in a safe, healthy, and prosperous country.

Conservatives stand for a Canada that is strong, united, independent, and free.

There are some generalizations about Conservatives that resonate: -

There is an aversion to rapid change that may prove unwise; a belief that traditions and prevailing social norms often contain within them handed down wisdom; and there is a mistrust of attempts to remake society to conform to an abstract formula of what some think is their justice or efficacy.

A belief that it is important to preserve traditional morality, as articulated in the Judeo-Christian ethic, through cultural norms.

An embrace of the local community and family ties and human scale.

An embrace of ethical free-market capitalism within the law, and a belief in the legitimacy of market outcomes.

Conservatives believe government must facilitate workers' lives to be more affordable.

By balancing tax cuts for lower-income workers with disciplined debt reduction and focused, prudent spending, the economy will grow more quickly for general prosperity. The resulting sound economy will ensure the strength and durability of the 'social safety net' for those who cannot earn or need special help, and our health-care system.

The belief that taxes should be lower and the government smaller.

The belief that a huge national debt and annual deficits places Canada in peril.

The belief that whenever possible, government budgets should be balanced, and approved by Parliament.

A disdain for Liberalism, identity politics, morality grandstanding, affirmative action, and generally the 'left' collective political ideas.

A desire to be left alone by the government unless otherwise necessary, often coupled with a belief that being left alone and having personal privacy is a natural right.

A belief that Canada has a brand of democracy that can lead the world by example.

A principled belief in Canadian-style Confederation with a Westminster model of governance.

A distrust in disproportionate concentrations of economic and political power, as well as media concentration.

A belief that Canada should not intervene in the affairs of other nations, except to defend ourselves from military aggression and enforce international law.

A general non-interventionism in foreign policy, and support for the UN with all its flaws and failings, and pragmatic realism in foreign policy.

Guided by foundational values of freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, Canada will assert and defend our sovereignty, pursue international free trade agreements, and strengthen our contributions to global security, and global environmental protection.

Conscious of the fallibility of humankind, and an awareness of the value of skepticism, doubt, and humility. Human rights are valued and defended while recognizing personal responsibility.

The basic belief that a majority Conservative Government must replace the Liberal culture of entitlement, with a culture of achievement.

In short, Conservatives stand for a Canada that is strong, united, independent, and free.

 

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