There are reports that a convoy is heading to Queen’s Park, which brings to mind that despicable “Freedom Convoy” that disrupted life in Ottawa in recent memory, fueled and supported by conservative politicians, right-wing pundits and visionaries, and an alliance of churches. I think I have the nail for the vampire’s coffin. All those politicians who see people as nothing but workers are neo-slave masters, squeezing the blood from people to fuel the appetite of the rich and influential. Convoy solutions smell and sound bad; they cannot be mistaken for progressive and caring policies.

Say it isn’t so

4) Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. 5) You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.” (James 5:4-5, NASB)

People in the grip of the love of money will keep pretending that they are doing themselves and a society a favour. Wealthy people have never saved the world and never will, even though individuals like Bill Gates and more than a few other philanthropists have staked out a place in the history books. Governments and political parties who declare themselves on the side of the rich and influential will never be credited for raising all the people out of poverty. They do not have the conscience or common sense. All they can see is a con. Conservatives fail to win elections and all they do is deconstruct the sitting government into a den of thieves and and plot the end of parliament and fresh elections. Cons, convoys, and competition kill.