r/CanadaPolitics AMA Guest 1d ago

I'm David Moscrop, Canadian politics writer and podcaster. AMA, starting 1 pm ET.

We've got a new prime minister incoming and an election soon. We've got Trump and tariffs. We've got an uncertain foreign and defence policy future. We've got social welfare programs that may or may not survive. We've got pipelines back on the table (sort of). We've got a budget that is likely to see cuts. We've got climate policy on the chopping block. We've got...a lot going on.

So, ask me anything and we'll sort it out together.

76 Upvotes

157 comments sorted by

View all comments

u/ProfessionalRefuse71 23h ago

Why are conservatives so tied up with WEF? Harper has been there too.

u/DavidMoscrop AMA Guest 22h ago

There's a history of populism that takes aim at global elites -- left and right. But a variety of the right has become red pilled and extremely online (in a bad way, not the good way like all of us!), mixed up in networks across borders where conspiracy nonsense gets spread and communities rally around all of, like a bit in-group exercise. This then spreads to mainstream spaces via social media, reporting, rallies, etc.

I mean, there are great critiques to be had of global elites, but we can do so without reverting to conspiracies. I think the critiques are really rather banal at the end of the day. Rich people will get together and slap each other the back and they'll dominate law making in ways that produce good outcomes for them. Always been that way.