Thread by @Norlaine

There is so much happening now that is just not normal. And I am not talking about there being a pandemic.

I am talking about things like a Canadian MP calling on the Government of Canada to bow to an American Republican senator's demands. 1/18

What does "unilateral reopening of the US/Canada border" even mean? Is this US senator suggesting the American army should just march to the border crossings and force their way through? That's sort of what it sounds like. And a Canadian MP is supporting this? Not normal. 2/18

But then, Ms Rempel-Garner and other CPC MPs have a history of airing Canada's laundry on American TV and other media. 3/18
cbc.ca/news/opinion/c…

Even Stephen Harper, former PM and former official leader of the CPC has taken to American airwaves to complain about Canada. 4/18

macleans.ca/opinion/stephe…

And this is nothing new for Harper. Indeed, the first time he addressed a large American audience to trash talk Canada was way back in 1997, when he told an exclusive right-wing American group, the Council for National Policy, that 5/18
theglobeandmail.com/news/national/…

"Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term..." In 1997 he hated Canada, in 2003 when he elbowed his way into the leadership of his new party, the CPC, he still hated Canada, yet Canadians let him rule for nearly a decade. This is not normal. 6/18

And if you look at what he did while he was in power, what conservative provincial premiers continue to do, most likely under his direction, you will see that the CPC et al have been busy "restructuring" Canada. 7/18

Sometimes, in the business world, a big company or investor buys smaller companies and does a thing called "asset-stripping". This is when the new owner sells off the company they bought for parts. Sell off everything of any value. Fire the employees. 8/18

What did Harper do? Well, he pretty much paid SNC-Lavelin to take our nuclear power industry... 9/18
cbc.ca/news/business/…

Harper sold off the Canadian Wheat Board to a US/Saudi consortium... 10/18
canadians.org/analysis/harpe…

Harper allowed an American hedge fund to own the majority of Canadian newspapers... 11/18
theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/…

And these were the ones some Canadians noticed. There's more...12/18
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/0…

The CPC even sold off our embassies and other properties around the world. 13/18
theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/…

And then there's Harper's deal w/ China. FIPA is a 31 year deal that was negotiated & signed in secret. We still don't know everything that's in it. But it does allow China to sue Canada if our laws interfere with their profits. This is not normal. 14/18
canadians.org/analysis/harpe…

Now, look at Kenney in Alberta - selling our eastern slopes to Australian coal mines, letting foreign-owned oil companies carry off huge profits, working towards privatizing healthcare and education... This is not normal for a Canadian political party. 15/18

Ford, in Ontario, selling off things he promised he wouldn't sell... 16/18
thestar.com/politics/polit…

And making secret deals with buyers... 17/18
cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

When conservatives say they are going to run the country like a business, it seems they are talking about asset-stripping. And that's not normal.
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