Hi I have no doubt that our conservatives (i.e., republican light) would LOVE to emulate the more extreme policies of republicans in the USA. But the public (right now at least) would never put up with it. Indeed, conservatives would not even form the government (in all likelihood) except that there are various other parties that divide the vote (liberals, new democrats, greens, and then the anomaly of the Bloc Quebec, a separatist group). There are plans for a Fox-like news station in Canada and various conservative politicians are hardly paragons of scientific knowledge (e.g., believing that humans and dinosaurs existed at the same time). So we'll see what the future brings.
I do believe generally that people get the kind of governments they want (or think they want) in most western democracies, so the interesting thing for me is the attitudes and behavior of the public even more so than of the politicians. What is the psychological basis, for example, of the apparent antipathy many Americans appear to hold for government? Seems to run deeper than the recent (?) ineffectiveness of Washington. A complicated question, I'm sure. Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] >>> Joan Warmbold <[email protected]> 14-Nov-10 5:36:47 PM >>> I envy/admire the Canadian culture and ethos on so many levels. In depressing comparison, I find the effectiveness of our politician's chicanery embarrassing and demeaning and our citizens' ignorance on matters of science and economic realities pathetic. As Annette would say, "Sigh." Joan [email protected]. Christopher D. Green wrote: > > > > > [email protected] wrote: >> So I was delighted to see a positive piece on us in the New York >> Times this morning concerning our treatment of immigrants. I >> especially liked this: >> >> "Canada also has a more accommodating political culture - >> one that accepts more pluribus and demands less unum". >> >> See http://tinyurl.com/2u6dxag >> >> > > This is all true, but it hardly seems like "news." Toronto was named > the most ethnically diverse city in the world something like a decade > ago (The city now features three distinct "China towns.") Vancouver, > though not as diverse as Toronto, has had vast Chinese and Sikh > communities since before I lived there in the 1980s. Even Montreal > (hamstrung a bit by periodic "nationalist" governments), has largish > (French-speaking) Haitian and Vietnamese communities (in addition to > their long-standing Italian and Greek populations). Calgary and even > Winnipeg have historically had sizeble immigrant populations too. I > wonder why the New York Times decided to pick this up now. > > Best, > Chris > =========== >> Stephen >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. >> Professor of Psychology, Emeritus >> Bishop's University >> Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada >> e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca >> --------------------------------------------- >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd0da&n=T&l=tips&o=6457 >> >> or send a blank email to >> leave-6457-13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> > > -- > > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > [email protected] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > > ========================== > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=6459 > > <http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=6459> > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-6459-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > <mailto:leave-6459-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=6465 or send a blank email to leave-6465-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6467 or send a blank email to leave-6467-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
