Power and Authority

In politics, power is the ability to effect change, and authority is the type of power that has the consent of the governed. These type of definitions don't mean much to the average person until the contrasts between the elites becomes obvious.

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper went on a podcast that only drew less than 2,000 views on YouTube but was picked up by independent channels. It brought back nostalgia of a time where Canada had a Prime Minister who had power and authority. Harper shot down all of President Donald Trump's claims of trade deficits with arguments that showed the night and day difference with the man who replaced him.

Standpoint with Gabe Groisman

The reason there is a trade deficit, said Harper, is because the United States buys energy at bargain rates from Canada. It was a simple answer that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could not provide but chose instead to disclose to Trump the country's greatest weakness - its economic fragility. Nor could the prime minister put a muzzle on his Global Affairs Minister Melanie Jolie who threatened to shut off oil and gas to the US not realizing that Ontario and Quebec would be cut off as well.

The premiers are a disappointment with the exception of Danielle Smith of Alberta, but to be fair, international relations is not their job. That is the prime minister's job, but he has stayed out of sight during this crisis. That may be a good thing because he has no clue of what to say or do anyway. He is just keeping the seat warm for his successor Mark Carney, a man who sent the cops on Western Standard journalists who attended his election announcement. Please only friendly media! If he can not handle tough questions from journalists, how can he handle the Alpha Beast Donald Trump?

Carney kicks out journalist

The crisis really confirmed what everyone suspected about the liberals. They are mediocre. Even their star candidate is more like a Pluto than a real star. Compared that to the Harper administration, they are not meant for their roles which explains why they crater in the polls. They still have some power left, but they no longer have authority. It took a long time for Canadians to come to this realization, but who expected that such a mediocre lot could ever have the chance to rise this high in power.

Those who still believe in the liberals are lucky people for they have neither felt the destructiveness of their policies nor comprehended the danger of their mediocrity. 

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