Political Zhuang-bility in Quebec/魁北克的装B政治学
“Zhuang-bility/装B学”：A study to show off vanity, self-satisfaction or even deceitful behavior and to show others what they lack or they don’t really want. In one word, fake. (ref.: https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%A3%85B) Here is an example of Zhuang-bility in Quebec politics. On November 5, 2017, Valérie Plante became the 1st woman to be elected as Mayor of Montreal. One reason for her to be elected is that she promised to “reimburse the welcome tax to families who buy property for the 1st time” (ref.: http://en.projetmontreal.org/welcome_tax). During the election, she proposed a new program “for all families with at least one child acquiring their first property as a family in Montreal” and her understanding of popular’s feeling seemed quite touching: “families in Montreal can barely afford a house.” It all looked good until she has to deliver her manifesto promises where the political Zhuang-bility can play high. According to the new program carried out by Valérie Plante ‘s administration, it says:
2) Although in the new application form, the maximum time limit to submit an application is “at the latest, 6 months following the date the transaction is recorded in the Land Register, as long as the program is still in force” (http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/page/habitation_fr/media/documents/programme_appui_acquisition_residentielle_formulaire_2018_en.pdf), the official website put some restriction on it: “ If the bill of sale was signed before May 1, 2018, the old program applies. “ (http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=9437,143036184&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL)Today is June 5, 2018, if we follow the instruction given in the form, the family whose deed of sale was signed between December 5, 2017 to June 5th, 2018 will be entitled to apply if they meet the other criteria, but Valérie Plante’s administration imposed above the law a restriction to exclude the eligible families whose deed of sale was signed from December 1, 2017 to May 1st, 2018. Well played, Zhuang-bility! As for the above-mentioned point 1), comparing with the old program that requires a child under 18, the political winner limited the child’s age to under 13or a child who will be born or adopted no later than 9 months after the property is purchased". Good for you, Ms. Valérie Plante, a good political Zhuang-biliter shall know that it is almost impossible for a young couple to challenge both housing mortgage and raising a child at the same time, planning their first baby one month(it usually takes 10 months to have a baby born)before they purchase a new condo.
It’s always the political Zhuang-biliters who win and their voters lose.
