Like most of our political parties today, the new democrats are living in the past. The progressive unions, that are working with employers to build a better relationship and serve to their members better, are deserting the socialists and aligning with progressive thinking. Pick and shovel workers have traded old tools for machines that enable them to work fast and effectively. The office clerk has become a knowledge worker. The gig worker is transitioning to specialist and the hospitality worker is becoming more professional.
The point is that earning a living in the next decades will continue to change and evolve. It is going to involve a new type of politician to recognize and reflect the changes. It is going to be an environment of change.
And you can hardly just change the words and political platitudes. It requires thinking ahead instead of back. It requires planning and forethought.
Canadians want a green future. That is a given. There is no choice. We no longer want to be reliant on trains, planes and trucks that pollute our environment. We need high-speed, electric rail to transport people and goods across our country—and we want it as soon as possible. Urban transit must also be non-polluting.
And, of course, we have to complete Medicare with dental and prescription resources for everybody. And we need to live in a society where nobody needs to live on the streets. And when everybody has a roof over their heads, clean drinking water, we can make sure they have the funds for a healthy diet and the funds to enable them to be included in all aspects of our society.
Canada today can be proud of its potential. It will be leadership that enables us to think of ourselves as a society that can be proud of its achievements.
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