In the US it’s truthiness; in Canada it’s falsiness
Cats: Uncategorized|In Canada, we have our own version of truthiness. It’s called falsiness.
Falsiness is when a Conservative prime minister says he’s going to make US-style fixed-date elections in this country. And we all think it’s a great idea because it removes political self-interest from the process of setting an election date.
Then the Conservative prime minister changes his mind because, well, a fixed-date election doesn’t suit his political self-interest.
This is falsiness.
Falsiness is also bankers who sell mortgage-backed investments. They tell you there’s money to be made. In fact you’d be crazy not to get in on these things.
And now look.
Falsiness.
And what about those anti-aging, anti-fatigue creams-and-lotions merchants? Make you look younger, like Andie McDowell, even.
Falsiness again.
There is nothing more smug and distasteful than a Canadian prime minister earnestly pontificating about the “strong fundamentals” of the Canadian economy when a global financial meltdown is happening all around.
That is the ultimate in falsiness.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:35 am
You go girl. Stick it to the “man.”
September 26th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Liars know no boundries do they?
Doc
September 26th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
I liked your column–I think your grandma had it right!
One thing, though. I always like to hold out Canada in my head as a possible future refuge and escape route from American craziness if it gets too bad. Don’t take that away from me?
September 26th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Your grandma was a smart woman. Common sense is not as sexy as it deserves to be, in my opinion.
September 26th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I wonder if they’ll eliminate the GST again? That was a classic falsiness.
“When I am elected I will do whatever I like”, “Oh merde, was that my outside voice!?”
September 27th, 2008 at 12:47 am
Oh, no! Our falsiness fever is spreading!
September 27th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Dr. Monkey, anytime, at your service
Doc, once you lie once, you kick the door in.
Bubs, thanks, sadly we are on the brink of the dark age that has swept your nation for the past 8 years. The Canadians Conservatives are really US Republicans dressed in lamb’s clothes.
Barbara, she was lovely and learned her lessons the hard way
Dick, Canadian politics is full of merde.
Beth, Canada is turning into a US copy cat.