This is truly a good week to be a Canadian.
The Toronto Blue Jays are in the finals for the first time
in ages. They may or may not go all the
way but it’s still something to be proud of.
The Montreal Canadiens have won their first seven games of
the season – a record - and we are all on a “bleu, blanc et rouge” wave (their
logo colours).
We are also riding a great red wave having just given
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau a majority government in Monday’s election. After almost ten years of Stephen Harper’s
style of Conservative government, it’s about time for a change.
It has been a long campaign during which Mr. Harper showed
his true colours in American-style attack ads and divisive tactics; all of
which backfired on him as they are very un-Canadian. This week Canadians stood up and let him know
that his catering to the rich and to oil companies as well as his fear
mongering ways are not what we are about here.
Voter turnout was higher than at any time in the last twenty years and
Mr. Trudeau’s victory was decisive.
Of course, it remains to be seen whether he can keep all of
the promises that he has made but I have high hopes for him. The fact that he has a majority government to
work with is a great start. The first
promise that I look forward to seeing happen is his promise to appoint a
gender-equal cabinet. It’s about time we
see that!
The fact that he is also a Montreal Canadiens fan is just
icing on the cake!
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| (source: Montreal Gazette) |
Kathy
aka Proud Montrealer/Quebecer/Canadian
