Woke Costs Us All!

Okay, let’s have a little talk about priorities, shall we? Canada, the land of maple syrup and polite small talk, seems to have its head buried so deep in the “woke” agenda that it’s forgotten one very small, insignificant thing—how to keep itself financially afloat! Seriously, look at this chart. Gender issues have over 120 records in the Open Government Portal. Financial accountability? Barely a blip on the radar. What are we doing here?

Now, don’t get me wrong—I’m all for equality, representation, and making sure no one gets left behind. But let’s be real for a second: are we going to eat equality? Can you deposit inclusivity in a bank account? Is “gender sensitivity” going to pay the bills? Of course not. But sure, let’s dedicate most of our bureaucratic energy to gender studies and equality initiatives while we barely scrape the surface on things like financial accountability—you know, the stuff that actually ensures the lights stay on and the wheels of government keep turning.

How in the hell are we supposed to sustain ourselves when the very pillars of our economy—spending, budgeting, and audits—are treated like the uncool kids at a high school dance? It’s like our government is obsessed with being the most progressive in the room, to the point where it’s blinded by the shimmering lights of woke ideology. And meanwhile, the fiscal cracks are starting to show, but hey, at least we’ll have the most gender-sensitive collapse in modern history.

This is where we need to ask the hard question: How long can a country keep this up? How long can we put social justice over cold, hard financial facts before the whole thing comes crumbling down? Because make no mistake, if you ignore the numbers, if you ignore the economy—none of that gender equity is going to mean a damn thing when the country’s broke.

And while we’re at it, just take a look around at the number of scandals piling up like unpaid bills. The green slush fund? What was that, exactly? Millions of taxpayer dollars funneled into a so-called “green initiative” with barely a hint of accountability. The ArriveCAN app? The government managed to blow a whopping $54 million on an app that could have been built by a couple of undergrads for a fraction of that price. Where’s the outrage? Where’s the transparency? Oh wait, sorry, we’re too busy talking about gender equity to bother with trivial things like financial scandals.

It’s almost like the government has forgotten that they’re supposed to be working for us—the taxpayers, the people keeping the damn ship afloat—not just virtue signaling for their next progressive conference. When the priorities are this skewed, when we’re more concerned about checking the latest woke buzzword than making sure our financial house is in order, we’re on a fast track to disaster.

But hey, at least we’ll be broke together… equitably!