It sometimes feels a little insignificant writing about provincial politics in Alberta in the wake big world changing events.
This week’s election of former president Donald Trump as the next President of the United States of America was not totally unexpected for anyone watching politics south of the 49th parallel, but it is deeply troubling. Trump’s violent rhetoric, threats against his opponents, and harnessing of toxically divisive politics is appalling.
As American politics and culture seeps into Canada and our own politics become much more infused with culture and self-identity, I hope we can avoid the worst of what we see down south.
I hope that we can do a better job in offering empathy to our neighbours for the anxieties and stresses they are feeling. And I hope we can work as a community, province, and country to actually fix the big challenges we’re facing. It’s not going to be easy but I have faith that we can tackle this together.
Be kind and be strong,
Dave
