Funnily enough it holds both meanings for me.
That said, we have what can only be called a ‘neoconservative’ government here in Canada. Wholly beholden to monied interests - most specifically oil companies in Alberta - but built on the support of ‘social conservative’ useful idiots. They do everything in their power to transform us into a modern version of Pinochet’s Chile while tossing the occasional ‘tough on crime’ or abortion debate bone to their base.
We are also still in a massive housing bubble - right now Vancouver real estate is in the stratosphere. Eventually it will pop, and I’m not sure how the debris will fall. But we can be fairly sure that it will be used as justification for further evisceration of social programs and expansion of military procurement (for some reason).
