ELLIOTT: Time to Break Up: Canada Deserves a Non-Toxic Relationship This Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and while most Canadians are worrying about the price of roses thanks to an inflation rate that feels like a bad prank, it is time we have a serious heart-to-heart about our most dysfunctional relationship. I am talking about the one we have with the status quo in Ottawa.

For decades, we have been trapped in a cycle of political gaslighting. We are told that if we just give the current partners in power one more chance, things will change. They promise to respect our boundaries, keep their hands out of our pockets, and finally listen to what we want. But every morning we wake up to the same reality of higher taxes, more intrusive regulations, and a government that thinks it knows how to run our lives better than we do.

It is time to face the facts; this relationship is toxic, and it is time to swipe left on the establishment.

The Cycle of Heartbreak

The Liberals and Conservatives have spent years playing a game of he-said, she-said while Canadians pay the bill. One side promises compassion by spending money we do not have, while the other promises stability while maintaining the same bloated bureaucracies that stifle our growth.

Look at the state of our home together. Housing is unaffordable, the cost of living is skyrocketing, and our personal freedoms are being treated like optional suggestions rather than fundamental rights. We are being smothered by a partner that demands more of our paycheque every year just to fund programs that never seem to actually make our lives easier.

A New Kind of Love: The Libertarian Way

If you are looking for a partner that actually respects you, the Libertarian Party of Canada is the non-toxic alternative you have been waiting for. We do not want to control you, we do not want to change you, and we certainly do not want to live off your hard work.

The Libertarian platform is built on a radical concept: Consent.

• Financial Independence: We believe you should keep what you earn. No more sharing your income with a government that wastes it on corporate subsidies and pet projects. We want to slash the size of government so you can finally afford that life you have been dreaming of.
• Respecting Your Space: Your body and your property are yours. Whether it is ending the prohibition on things that do not harm others or stopping the government from snooping through your digital life, we believe in a live and let live philosophy.
• A Mature Relationship: We treat you like an adult. We do not need a nanny state telling us what we can say, what we can buy, or how to raise our families.

Why Settle?

In a healthy relationship, your partner supports your goals and gets out of your way so you can thrive. The Libertarian Party is the only choice that offers a platform of true individual sovereignty. We are not here to manage your life. Instead, we are here to ensure no one else can.

This February 14th, do not just buy a box of chocolates and hope for the best. Realize that you deserve better than the empty promises of the status quo. Break up with the parties that have been breaking your heart and your bank account for generations.

It is time to fall in love with freedom again.

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