Some Canadians are
facing sporadic food shortages throughout the country — and while these shortages may not be felt by everyone, that does not make them any less real to those who must contend with empty shelves. It is disappointing, then, that many progressive commentators have spent the past few days denying that these shortages exist in an ill-advised attempt to score partisan points.
Apparently it’s inconceivable that other people experience problems which you do not
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The debacle started when Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman
tweeted an image of empty grocery shelves, accompanied by a plea to reverse the vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers.
In response, a flood of progressive commentators ridiculed her tweet, posting images of fully-stocked shelves in their local grocery stores. “Where is the food shortage?” they ask. This messaging has, unfortunately, gone viral as Liberal partisans have convinced themselves that food shortages are of little concern and that recognition of food insecurity should be shouted down.
Gaslighting people about shortages by posting photos of fully stocked shelves in your own neighbourhood is asinine and callous. Apparently it’s inconceivable that other people experience problems which you do not. Those who enjoy mocking other people’s concerns this way should go the extra mile and send photos of their clean tap water to Indigenous communities so they know their problems don’t exist either — the principle is the same.
