Party leaders avoiding major issues: political scientist
Posted Apr 7, 2011 7:43 am.
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Party leaders are making promises left, right and centre, but are they addressing Canadian needs?
Some believe our politicians are missing many marks on this election campaign and neglecting a number of major issues.
Sometimes it’s not what they’re saying; it’s what they’re not saying.
Aside from the NDP, University of Calgary political scientist Doreen Barrie says no one is making a major push to talk about the state of Canadian health care.
It also seems environmental issues have largely disappeared from the radar.
“It doesn’t seem as though political parties really want to take the pulse of the nation during the election campaign,” says Barrie.
Steven Staples, with the Rideau Centre, adds that if you take the fighter jet deal out of the mix, no one is talking about the Canadian military.
“We have Canadians involved in combat right now in Libya and we recently extended our mission in Afghanistan once again,” says Staples.
Both Barrie and Staples say it’s about time for politicians to move on from all the scandals and start addressing the needs of Canadians in this campaign.
