Majority if not all Canadians are immigrants for one reason or the other; for better opportunities, safety, adventure etc. We should not forget that some of the countries we left behind are still enveloped in injustices, poverty, diseases and begging for help. The reason is not far-fetched; it is because these countries are being managed by unacceptable mediocre leaders who lack foresight with shut mental doors to remember the past except to embrace the primordial ways of managing human and material resources because they believe in status quo.
Some leaders lack leadership qualities hence they perform not only below average but below zero. Despite the fact that their countries are facing poverty, war (war is war), political instability, and their citizens are suffering in the midst of plenty while these governments are still dancing naked in the market place before the cloth sellers, looking for barber’s shop in a food court and looking for a restaurant in a carpenter’s workshop tantamount to lack sense of direction like a 4-way major intersection without traffic signs. It is sad that in this 21st century nothing is developing in developing countries. Majority of these leaders often travel to Canada, USA and Europe and they see how things are being done. This is an opportunity for every one of us to educate our minds and start educating those countries. It is necessary to educate the under-developed and developing countries on how politics is being practised in developed countries like CANADA.
John Tory became the new Mayor of Toronto consequent upon the result of the Mayoral election having John Tory, Doug Ford and Olivia Chow as the major candidates. Mr. Ari Goldkind came first from behind (behind Olivia Chow) while Tory came first from the top, which resulted to the election of John Tory as the New Mayor of Toronto. After the announcement of the election, there was no problem, chaos or argument as regards the results of the election. The other candidates accepted the outcome in good faith and wished John Tory the best on the Mayoral seat.
Developing and underdeveloped countries should learn from this simple Municipal election where democracy is real, where the voice of the people reign, and where after the election, there was no chaos but peaceful cohabitation and waiting for another election day to pick who will represent their wards, their Schools and overall their cities again, based on merits and the performances of these newly elected officers with the use of votes. Some of us from other countries know what is going on in our home countries; the use of guns, cutlasses, voodoos, thugs, soldiers, going to Prophets house for special prayers, Police etc. to intimidate opponents evidencing that these countries are still developing or purely underdeveloped therefore they need to emulate the developed countries like Canada on how democracy works.
In Politics, it is the zeal to serve the community not to serve our cronies, family members or our own individual interest. Not how many houses, cars, bank shares, assets, or companies we have but how many lives we touch as leaders and representatives. In politics we should think of how many hospitals we built, how many Foundations we founded and funded to help the less privileged ones, how many hungry people are we ready to feed and programs we have in place for those in need but not flying in private and public jets trotting the globe with very and always unreasonable excuses. Private jets will not feed the hungry ones. Jets are useless if our citizens are hungry; living in abject poverty, lack medical care, etc. No matter how wealthy we are if our citizens or neighbours are hungry and we are watching them suffer in the midst of plenty they will never pray for the wealthy people to see the next day instead they will continue to curse them that may they be afflicted with strange illnesses and not enjoy their wealth until they all drop dead.
The simple definition of Democracy is the government of the people by the people and for the people or government by majority. Let us take time to educate the underdeveloped and developing countries on how things are working in Canada. Let the under-developed and developing countries emulate Canada.
Canadian government gives CARES not TEARS. The developing and underdeveloped countries should emulate Canada that cares and dries her citizens’ tears with the entrenchment of Democracy.
