John Robson: Party Platforms Lack Value Without Plans to Fulfill Promises

John Robson: Party Platforms Lack Value Without Plans to Fulfill Promises
Elections Canada signage is seen at an advance polling location in Toronto on April 18, 2025. The Canadian Press/Laura Proctor
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This column was of necessity written before the election on Monday, so I don’t know who the winner or winners will be. But I am confident that to predict their actual policies going forward, you should immediately download their platform directly into your recycle bin. Which does rather raise the question of why politicians create them and why we let them.

John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”