It's not possible to fight against wealth when liberals shut down every criticism of the system built to ensure that the wealth becomes concentrated. No meaningful fight against the rich is possible until the core contradictions of liberalism are addressed.

Liberalism is a system that consists of two components which are fundamentally at odds with one another. First is political liberalism which espouses wholesome ideas such as individual freedoms and democracy. Second is economic liberalism centred around free markets, private property, and wealth accumulation. These two aspects form a contradiction. Political liberalism purports to support everyone’s freedom, while economic liberalism enshrines private property rights as sacred in laws and constitutions, effectively removing them from political debate.

As such, liberalism justifies the use of state violence to safeguard property rights, over supporting ordinary people, which directly contradicts the promises of fairness and equality. Private property is seen as a key part of individual freedom under this ideology, and provides the foundational justification for the rich to keep their wealth while ignoring the needs of everyone else. Addressing the inequality in Canada requires facing the problem of capitalist relations where a handful of people own the means of production and decide on how and why we work.