Lorne Gunter: Carney Liberals capitalize on fear of change, disruption

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With only two weeks on Federal Election Day, it seems to have become a movement between the past and the future. Liberals represent the past. They seem likely to win, as voters 55 and older will vote for Mark Carney and his party.

If Carney Flops and conservative leader Pierre Poilievre can be more important than the smart world, this week’s debate could be a turning point.

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But why do older voters tend to be liberal?

Have these voters not seen the economic damage and cultural destruction that liberals have caused over the past decade? Did they realize that under Mark Carney, Trudeau era cabinet ministers, caucus members and senior civil servants were still in charge of the same group of cabinet ministers, caucus members and senior civil servants?

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Young voters, especially those under the age of 35, must start their own career and life during the decade lost by liberals. When free immigration policies, inflation, high interest rates, taxes and “green” regulations double the price of a home or apartment, they have to try to afford it.

Canada has the slowest economic growth in any country in the G7, and among the 38 OECD member states, Canadians must gain a foothold in the job market.

During the nine years since the Liberal Party took office, Canada’s per capita GDP grew by only 1.4%.

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Older voters often vote conservatively because they are partisans of the status quo, because they are liberals. In these chaotic times, older Canadians are willing to ignore the liberal trail because “no change” is more frightening than the “real change” promised by the Conservative Party.

This is purely self-interest. and fear.

If you retire or close after retirement, the last thing you want is interruption. This is not good for your retirement funds. So even if liberals are not good for your grandchildren’s chances of success, you don’t care, because maybe they can save your comfortable life.

With U.S. President Donald Trump threatening Canada’s already anemia economy and earning a big portion of the value of mutual funds, you will vote for leaders and political parties that you think are most likely to return to past stability.

Liberals are the devil you know.

Mark Carney will not reveal the nature and extent of his investment. “So,” Boomers said. “At least he will protect our retirement!”

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Carney couldn’t answer a simple question, which country he was paying personal taxes. Shouldn’t a person who wants to become a Canadian Prime Minister?

Compared to Trump who they believe Carney can save us, older voters think the answer is trivial.

Carney escaped the shrug of the opioid crisis and, given that he will continue to take easy bail and early release of liberals’ easy treatment of violent offenders.

Companies taken over by Carney Brookfield Asset Management often qualify for large federal government contracts, but Carney won’t let Canadians see if he still owns a stake. He concealed the claim that his investment was blind trust.

This arrangement brings the potential for various moral conflicts – making the conflict between Trudeau and our charity seem like a change. But older voters don’t care. Anyway, they are all voting for liberals because liberals will keep the love they grew up with shared Canada’s remaining.

Carney will not abolish any liberal “green” requirements on electric cars, grids or pipelines. When he talks about making Canada a “energy superpower”, you think he means oil, gas and minerals, but he can easily mean superpowers in wind turbines and solar panels.

If you have reaped the benefits from thriving Canada, you will vote in your own interests and worry about that. Like Libs does, Change brings worse risks.

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