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Reactions Split On What Canada's Liberal Majority Means For Tech Policy Future (freezenet.ca)
Dangerous_Minds writes: Few could have predicted the Liberal majority win in Canada's recent election. Now that the Canadian government is in a state of transition, some have speculated what the new government will bring to the table when it comes to a policy on technology. Michael Geist is speculating that the people in the new Liberal government may bring about a positive policy change, concluding "All of this points to real change and the chance for a fresh start on Canadian digital policy in the years ahead." Meanwhile, Freezenet has a very different take. Drew Wilson points out that the last time the Liberal government was in power, the party was very combative on digital rights because they were trying to bring in Lawful Access and the Canadian DMCA before Stephen Harper took power. In one very infamous exchange, Sam Bulte lashed out at people like Michael Geist by calling him and his supporters "pro-user zealots". With digital rights not even on the radar during the election outside of Bill C-51 towards the beginning and the Liberals long history on these files, Wilson paints a very bleak future given that the Liberal party now has a majority government and can push through policies unopposed whether controversial or not.
their attempt to sway the vote with a xenophobic campaign message
Not unlike many other liberals, you grossly misuse "phobia". Not wanting X in no way implies a fear of X.
In fact, it puzzles me why liberals have such a tendency to put everything in terms related to "fear". The only theory I've found so far that makes any sense is that they're afraid of a hell of a lot of things, and are "projecting", as the psychologists say.
Because I can guarantee you that a lot of the people you call "phobic" are laughing at the idea that they are afraid of things you seem to think they are afraid of.