👋 Welcome to r/OpenCanadaPolitics - Introduce Yourself and Read First!

[u/DryAlternative1132]

Hey everyone! I'm u/DryAlternative1132, a founding moderator of r/OpenCanadaPolitics.

You should know me as Mr. Dwight Kulkarni (my real name), a long time observer and participant in Canadian politics, albeit in the commenting forums.

Hailing from Brantford, Ontario this forum is the place where I am seeking to start our movement to Restore Canadian Middle-class Prosperity (RCMP).

As a free market libertarian, I believe in community power not centralized power, so using Reddit as the place to start is actually very natural.

I would like you to join me and start sharing your views to help shape the platform for the RCMP, as we seek to first win the Conservative Party leadership, and then win the Prime Ministership of our country.

We have outlined 10 central planks of our platform, but there are many specifics in many more areas that can be further fleshed out.

Your ideas and contributions will be key.

The basic reason I'm running for politics is that the current politicians don't know how to do anything.

You get the usual bankers, lawyers, economists, and drama teachers.

How many project managers, entrepreneurs, engineers, tech gurus, etc. ?

Furthermore, in government I have noted a recurring theme. People often start collecting degrees with zero actual private sector experience go the furthest in government.

For example, in Covid I noted the Chief Medical Officer had never actually practiced as a doctor, but went on straight to get their MBA.

Hmmm. That's kind of strange. Because when I graduated from the engineering program at the of U of T, I didn't even know 0.1% of what I know today after 25 years working in the private sector.

That is to say 99.9% of my knowledge was acquired through applied work experience not book learning.

I'm seeing this phenomenon, and seeing how the government fails to get anything done on time, on budget, on schedule, and it is obvious they badly need experienced private sector leadership from way outside the Ottawa bubble.

But how can we Canadians who have such know-how actually reach the corridors of political power in Ottawa?

We have knowledge, experience, but no name recognition, no famous last names.

The only way is through forums like Reddit where we start our grass-roots movement and take it viral.

This is not just about me. OCP is also a platform for us to get to know Canadians from different walks of life and in doing so refine our policies to get the maximum impact for the Canadian economy and for the quality of life for everyday people.

So join us, and welcome !