That is sad to hear, but not surprising. When we have governments of professional politicians, the needs of the people will always come second to the need for re-election. Opposition parties are no different. They criticize the government and say all the right things, until they get in power. Then they're focus again becomes staying in power.
We also have a multi-party system in Canada. (It's a bit strange with one of the major parties only representing one province.) Currently, we're in a situation of having a coalition between the Liberal (centrist party) and NDP (leftist party). It has been the best thing for us. More has been done for people in the last while than in decades, just because the governing Liberals have to give in to some of the demands of the NDP who are doing their best to curry favour with voters.
However, pandemic overspending (to help businesses stay solvent and keep workers out of the poorhouse) and the subsequent inflation has upset people. The Conservative party (far right) is working hard on taking advantage of all that to position themselves as the best choice to fight high prices and inflation. And I expect they will win the next election, despite their long-standing record of ignoring people and giving money and tax incentives to big business.
We also have a multi-party system in Canada. (It's a bit strange with one of the major parties only representing one province.) Currently, we're in a situation of having a coalition between the Liberal (centrist party) and NDP (leftist party). It has been the best thing for us. More has been done for people in the last while than in decades, just because the governing Liberals have to give in to some of the demands of the NDP who are doing their best to curry favour with voters.
However, pandemic overspending (to help businesses stay solvent and keep workers out of the poorhouse) and the subsequent inflation has upset people. The Conservative party (far right) is working hard on taking advantage of all that to position themselves as the best choice to fight high prices and inflation. And I expect they will win the next election, despite their long-standing record of ignoring people and giving money and tax incentives to big business.