Yeah But...Canada's Not There Yet

The voting strategy...
Hmm...let's see...
We have an ill prepared NDP
With an economic platform in its infancy
We have the tax and spend thrift, Liberal
Thinking about it, makes us anxious and miserable                      
We have the slash and burn, vainglory, Tory
With a happily ever after fairy-tale story
Who'll make women, children and the elderly sorry                              

                                                                                                                 
Hmm...let's see...
This ballot is feeling a mite heavy
The Green Party is always a safe bet
Yeah but...Canadians are slow to get there yet
Environmental awareness is off the news cycle
Corporate media needn't harass you with such trifle
Robust initiatives the feds just stifle

Excuse me, I digress
Ah yes...
Ontario is in a pathetic mess
The CBC expects voter turn out will be low
For democracy in Canada it's a serious blow
Don't treat your vote so halfhearted
Like high prices and empty shelves at Target
We may all want to realize instead
There are places where voters get a bullet to the head                          

There, there now, don't fret;
Yeah but...Canada's not there yet,
Let's wait until our wealth moves to the South Seas                          
When instead of French, Canadians will learn Chinese
Maybe Canadians would rather a Chinese democracy
With a human rights record of tyranny and atrocity
"Lest we forget" Tienanmen Square                                                  
Yeah but...not yet, is Canada there

So you were born into a system firmly placed                                  
Maybe you sought Canadian refuge from persecution you faced
Canadians died for freedom, rather than be disgraced
Withholding your vote is like a memory erased!

Do you think because you're privileged, voting a God given right?
Are you aware of the privileges that go along with being white?
In the Republic of Congo"rape/murder, it's just a shot away" not just a threat
In Syria democratic reform is what the people expect to get
Here in Canada when it comes to voting, you conveniently forget
In Canada voting's not a right, it's like hedging a bet
Taking for granted our place at the table is set
Our radicalized youth problem, poverty did beget
Yeah but... it's a great place to live, Canada's not there yet.