{"id":522102,"date":"2022-12-06T17:18:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T14:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T17:18:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T14:18:06","slug":"the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Year Ahead: Politics in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37a923c9365\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37a923c9365\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Year_Ahead_Politics_in_2023%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The Year Ahead: Politics in 2023&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/#1_The_highest-stakes_election_will_be_in_Alberta\" >1.\u00a0The highest-stakes election will be in Alberta<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/#2_Trudeau_will_have_a_year_from_hell\" >2. Trudeau will have a year from hell<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/#3_Russias_invasion_of_Ukraine_will_be_felt_on_Canadian_soil\" >3. Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine will be felt on Canadian soil<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/#4_The_fight_for_democracy_will_eclipse_trade_disputes_with_the_US\" >4. The fight for democracy will eclipse trade disputes with the U.S.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/#5_Well_welcome_a_record_number_of_newcomers\" >5. We\u2019ll welcome a record number of newcomers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/#6_Everyone_wants_an_electric_car%E2%80%94but_good_luck_charging_it\" >6. Everyone wants an electric car\u2014but good luck charging it\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/#7_Big_tech_will_throw_a_fit_about_CanCon_rules\" >7. Big tech will throw a fit about CanCon rules<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/#8_The_country_will_go_deeper_into_debt_for_dental_care\" >8. The country will go deeper into debt for dental care<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/#9_Well_finally_get_cheaper_daycare\" >9. We\u2019ll finally get cheaper daycare<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-year-ahead-politics-in-2023\/#10_Poilievre_will_hammer_Trudeau_with_more_populist_rhetoric\" >10. Poilievre will hammer Trudeau with more populist rhetoric<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Year_Ahead_Politics_in_2023%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The Year Ahead: Politics in 2023&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            Trudeau, Poilievre, and the fight for democracy take centre stage\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n                                                                        The Smith-Notley fracas escalates in Alberta as Trudeau wages multiple battles federally. Meanwhile, Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine continues to reverberate around the world, while cost-of-living woes dominate on the home front.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_The_highest-stakes_election_will_be_in_Alberta\"><\/span><b>1.\u00a0<\/b><b>The highest-stakes election will be in Alberta<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">Maybe by the time Albertans head to the polls in May, Premier Danielle Smith will be done dousing her political tire fires. She spent her first days in office walking back controversies, including an assertion that unvaccinated people are \u201cthe most discriminated-against group that I\u2019ve ever witnessed in my lifetime.\u201d She can probably count on the votes of those unvaccinated Albertans, but her broad <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal remains uncertain. The NDP is competitive in Alberta\u2014in one recent poll, respondents favoured NDP Leader Rachel Notley by a 14-point margin. Elected to government in 2015, Notley lost to Jason Kenney in 2019, toughed it out in opposition, and might yet complete a phoenix-like comeback.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Trudeau_will_have_a_year_from_hell\"><\/span><b>2. Trudeau will have a year from hell<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">Justin Trudeau\u2019s fight card for 2023 is already full. Premiers are banging the table for more health money. Quebec Premier Fran\u00e7ois Legault is chafing over his province\u2019s share of federal immigration targets (which he says are so high as to cause <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> unrest), while Bill 21, his legislation banning public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols, may end up at the Supreme Court. Alberta, meanwhile, wants to pass a Sovereignty Act that would allow it to ignore federal laws. In February, we can expect a potentially damaging verdict on Trudeau\u2019s use of the Emergencies Act to quell the Freedom Convoy\u2019s occupation in Ottawa. And we may see more premiers thumb their noses at his father\u2019s legacy, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, by invoking its notwithstanding clause\u2014the back-door provision, recently used by both Legault and Ford, that overrides the rights the Charter is intended to guarantee.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p6\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Russias_invasion_of_Ukraine_will_be_felt_on_Canadian_soil\"><\/span><b>3. Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine will be felt on Canadian soil<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\">Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Canada has imposed sanctions on Russian oligarchs, given Ukraine $3.85 billion in cash, trained Ukrainian soldiers for battle and gifted all the mat\u00e9riel we had to spare. As fall turned to winter, Russia\u2019s flailing boots-on-the-ground invasion gave way to sustained bombing of Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure\u2014a cruel strategy in a frigid country. What Ukrainians need now are heated homes. That means more people seeking refugee status and, with energy in short supply across Europe, more looking to leapfrog across the Atlantic. Canada needs to get ready; we\u2019re still struggling to process the roughly 200,000 Ukrainians <span class=\"s3\">who\u2019ve already applied. Meanwhile, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland <\/span>has promised to fast-track energy projects to help Europe. Allies will expect progress by 2024.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_The_fight_for_democracy_will_eclipse_trade_disputes_with_the_US\"><\/span><b>4. The fight for democracy will eclipse trade disputes with the U.S.<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\">In a speech in Washington last February, trade minister Mary Ng described the Canada-U.S. relationship as having \u201ca million moving parts.\u201d Those include the perpetual popped springs of cross-border trade, American dairy and Canadian softwood lumber. Meanwhile, supply chains continue to sputter and American protectionism is hampering Canadian business. But in another Washington speech in October, Chrystia Freeland warned of bigger problems ahead: autocracies are on the rise and will challenge democracies for global dominance. As dark as her vision is, it spells good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> for Canada-<br \/>U.S. relations\u2013the need to co-operate will outweigh petty squabbles.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Well_welcome_a_record_number_of_newcomers\"><\/span><b>5. We\u2019ll welcome a record number of newcomers<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\">Canada is admitting more immigrants than at any time in its history: the previous record of 400,000 was set in 1913, equalled in 2021 and crushed this year. And the plan is to keep setting new records, ultimately hitting 500,000 in 2025. <span class=\"s4\">The economy depends on it: more Canadians are now leaving the workforce than entering it, creating a persistent labour shortage, with nearly as many job openings as there are unemployed workers. The challenge is to match immigrants\u2019 skills to jobs, especially in sectors such as education, health care and construction.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p8\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Everyone_wants_an_electric_car%E2%80%94but_good_luck_charging_it\"><\/span><b>6. Everyone wants an electric car\u2014but good luck charging it<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\">Electric and hybrid cars now account for more than seven per cent of new vehicle registrations in Canada, a rate that doubled in two years. That means we need more charging capacity, and fast. There are now 22,000 EV charging stations in Canada, about 420,000 short of what we\u2019ll require by 2035. Ottawa is funding 50,000 more chargers over the next three years through the Canada Investment Bank, which the Liberals launched in 2017. A lingering question is whether Canadians are ready to change their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> routines. Even the fastest charge takes 30 minutes, compared to a quick two-minute fill at the pump. If Canadians keep buying EVs at a record pace, of course, that question will answer itself.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Big_tech_will_throw_a_fit_about_CanCon_rules\"><\/span><b>7. Big tech will throw a fit about CanCon rules<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\">Ottawa\u2019s ambitious effort to regulate big tech (companies like Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Microsoft and so forth) will get its first real test in 2023. The combination of the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) and the Online News Act (Bill C-18, still under consideration in the House of Commons) will make internet firms subject to Canadian content regulations, force them to contribute to the country\u2019s content subsidy programs and have them share revenues with media organizations whose news they post on their sites (and whose ad revenues they\u2019ve poached). Big Tech is chafing at the prospect, but for the federal government, it\u2019s about forcing these companies\u2013which happen to be among the world\u2019s most valuable\u2013to invest some of their Canadian profits back in Canada. Ottawa is also threatening to implement a three per cent Digital Services Tax on these companies\u2019 Canadian revenues starting January 1, 2024. Washington has warned Canada not to collect the tax, even as the U.S. stymies a collaborative, global approach to the issue. All in all, 2023 has the makings of a ticking Big Tech time bomb.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_The_country_will_go_deeper_into_debt_for_dental_care\"><\/span><b>8. The country will go deeper into debt for dental care<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1242330 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/YA-WEB-016-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\"\/>As part of their deal to avoid another federal election, Justin Trudeau\u2019s Liberals promised Jagmeet Singh\u2019s NDP a national dental care program in 2023. A recent poll showed that 72 per cent of Canadians support it. Dentists have expressed only minor quibbles. The provinces, though often touchy about new federal programs, have kept mum. Money, of course, could yet scuttle it. The Parliamentary Budget Officer reckons the five-year price tag could be nearly double the $5.3-billion estimate. The PBO is also forecasting deficits for the next five years, which means the government would have to borrow that money at ever-rising interest rates. Other priorities beckon\u2014a brewing recession, aid to Ukraine\u2014and Pierre Poilievre\u2019s Conservatives oppose the plan, saying it will goose inflation.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Well_finally_get_cheaper_daycare\"><\/span><b>9. We\u2019ll finally get cheaper daycare<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s3\">Last year, the Liberal government made good on its promise to sign agreements with the provinces to reduce daycare fees. But the details will vary from province to province. In most cases, provinces will phase in reductions, reaching $10 a day by 2026. And though the plan will create new subsidized spaces, there still won\u2019t be enough for all of the country\u2019s 2.1 million kids under age six. Nevertheless, parents are already dreaming about what to do with the thousands of dollars they\u2019ll save. Of course, maybe it\u2019ll just go to their mortgage renewals: the Bank of Canada predicts that in a few years, a typical mortgage payment will be 30 per cent higher thanks to rising interest rates.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Poilievre_will_hammer_Trudeau_with_more_populist_rhetoric\"><\/span><b>10. Poilievre will hammer Trudeau with more populist rhetoric<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\">Last October, it was revealed that CPC Leader Pierre Poilievre\u2019s YouTube channel was using a hidden hashtag favoured by misogynist groups. To his critics, it was just another step in his continuing descent among the deplorables of populism\u2014<span class=\"s2\">part of his plan, surely, to pull his <\/span><span class=\"s3\">party\u2019s right flank away from Maxime Ber<\/span><span class=\"s2\">nier\u2019s People\u2019s Party. But he\u2019s also trying to broaden the spectrum of acceptable opinion. He was an early opponent of mask mandates, has embraced populist calls to defund the CBC and has pledged to make federal funding to universities contingent on their commitment to free speech. He\u2019ll pick his next populist move the same way he did with his convoy support: he\u2019ll be opportunistic, then lean in hard. In the meantime, he\u2019ll buttress his traditional fiscal-conservative bona fides by endlessly harping on the cost of living and pushing his promise to simplify Canada\u2019s income tax system.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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