I think a majority of Canadians are kind, hardworking, and want what’s best for their families, friends, neighbours, and the country.

What does a brand new political party platform look like to appeal to an overwhelming majority of Canadians?

  • Dearche@lemmy.ca
    6·
    1 year ago

    Culpability party. The whole point is to enact laws that make people culpable for the things they say. If a member of parliament accuse something, and it’s found not to be true, they get some sort of penalty. If they promise something during elections and it doesn’t happen after they get elected, they and their party gets a punishment.

    And not just some sort of slap on the wrist, but something substantial enough that repeat offences can be career ending within the field of politics. Politicians need to be responsible for what they say, as words are their weapons of choice, and with the level of power they have, they should also carry that level of responsibility.

    While there is something to be said about saying something wrong due to ignorance, it’s another matter to say something with authority on a subject one is ignorant about. You can’t just say something like abortions should be outlawed because women can just turn off their fertility (yes, a politician actually said that).

    • TemporaryBoyfriend@lemmy.caOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      I like the idea that politicians are held to a higher standard, but I can’t imagine it would be easy to enforce. If it was a financial penalty, it would encourage corruption. If the penalty was an exclusion from running in the next election, the group that makes that determination could be weaponized. It would be difficult to structure.

      • Dearche@lemmy.ca
        1·
        1 year ago

        I know. It’s just idealism at its finest. Just like how proportional representation won’t ever be implement because it won’t ever benifit the one who has the power to put it into practice, such a policy could never actually be enacted.

        But I like to dream, even if I know it’ll never happen.

    • SereneHurricane@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      This was the purpose of the Australian Democrats party before they died out.

      At a Melbourne media conference on 19 September 1980, in the midst of the 1980 election campaign, Chipp described his party’s aim as to “keep the bastards honest”—the “bastards” being the major parties and/or politicians in general. This became a long-lived slogan for the Democrats.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Democrats