Ontario man says 911 put him on hold 3 times as armed group broke into his home
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gta-man-calls-911-put-on-hold-three-times-1.7403847

* call to change 911 wait times in Greater Toronto Area
* 'please hold' response: "OPP, please hold, OPP please hold"
* OPP: Ontario Prov. Police

#CanPol #politics #Ontario #Toronto #MTA
#PoliticalCorruption #apathy #PoliticalApathy #SocialAlienation #FailureToLead #FailureToServe
#911 #OPP #PublicServices

/3
The cure for political scurvy is not for the rich to ignore the poor,
but for everyone to redefine the national purpose.[4]

If we decide that every Canadian must be well housed, well fed &
well cared for, then we will live in a nation as healthy as ourselves.

#USpol #CanPol #politics #FoodSecurity
#PoliticalCorruption #PoliticalApathy #SocialAlienation #populism #NoFreeLunch
#FailureToGovern #FailureToLead
#billionaires #capitalism #corporations #profiteering #oligarchy #libertarianism

Scurvy in Canada Is a Symptom of Our Sick Politics
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113595618972941643

* reveals how we approach fairness & human rights

#USpol #CanPol #politics #FoodSecurity #scurvy
#PoliticalCorruption #apathy #PoliticalApathy #SocialAlienation #populism #NoFreeLunch
#FailureToGovern #FailureToLead

Exit Poll Reveals Why Trump Beat Harris: Voters most concerned 3 issues
https://newrepublic.com/post/188979/donald-trump-kamala-harris-exit-poll

2024 Post-Election Survey: Ideological Debates in the Election
https://navigatorresearch.org/2024-post-election-survey-ideological-debates-in-the-election

*most important issues to 2024 U.S. voters:
inflation/cost of living
immigration/border
jobs/economy

# i.e. money; racism/white supremacism/xenophobia; money, again

#USpol #CanPol #politics
#PoliticalCorruption #apathy #PoliticalApathy #SocialAlienation #populism
#OpenGovernment #DirectDemocracy #CostPlatforming

2024 worst year for Ontario ER closures, CBC analysis finds
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/data-analysis-er-closures-three-years-2024-worst-year-for-scheduled-closures-1.7396789

* 1/5 hospitals with an ER or urgent care centre had unplanned shutdowns

Comment: it's this crap that gets incumbent governments voted out of office

#Canada #Ontario #USpol #CanPol #politics #governance
#PoliticalInertia #FailureToGovern #FailureToLead #PoliticalCorruption
#apathy #PoliticalApathy #SocialAlienation #PoliticalDissafection
#populism #democracy #DemocraticBacksliding

/1
... and this is the crap that disaffects voters, gets right-wing/far-right populists (with no solutions or costing, of course) elected:

B.C. emergency room closed for 3rd time in 9 days
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113456880931668244

Halifax woman waited 3 years for MRI that showed she had brain tumor
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-woman-3-years-mri-that-showed-she-had-brain-tumour-1.7398080

#USpol #CanPol #politics #governance
#PoliticalInertia #FailureToGovern #FailureToLead #PoliticalCorruption
#apathy #PoliticalApathy #SocialAlienation #PoliticalDissafection #populism