One of the conclusions that could be drawn from the last CC congress was the need to work for the unity of Canarian nationalism.
I know it sounds like an archipelago mantra around which many of us have been trying for years to devise a management closer to the needs of the islands; that allows us to develop an intelligent and socially-oriented future project for the Canary Islands.
But I will tell you that I am one of those who believe that this unity is not only possible, but necessary to progress.
After the breakdown of the Government pact in the Canary Islands, I have been hearing a thousand absurdities and predictions about alternative agreements, motions and alliances of all kinds.
But curiously, the nationalist option, or if you prefer, 'Canarian obedience', has not been explored in almost any place. I know it is very complicated, but allow me to contribute some points of view in this regard.
The first thing to do is to recognize the mistakes. We Canarian nationalists have spent too much time flaying each other, instead of contributing positively to unity.
In these years of estrangement, we have been unable to agree on concrete proposals for the progress of this people, because we spent most of our energies watching the companion's signal to respond to his cunning.
This action/reaction dynamic has led nationalists to communicate through grievances and indirect messages, limiting the channels of dialogue to the strictly formal.
The accumulation of personalism causes possible common projects to give way to singular squabbles elevated, unnecessarily, to the category of millenarian lawsuits. It is very sad that the shadow of the tricolor is, today, almost our only meeting space.
But ahead of us we have the opportunities born of the crisis.
The synergy of NC and CC would represent, I believe for the first time in many years, a very solid parliamentary platform; characterized by its autonomy with respect to the mandates of organizations based in Madrid; and with enormous possibilities of coordination to manage improvements for the benefit of the Canary Islands before a central government that needs parliamentary support. Understanding with ASG as a progressive and fully autonomous entity would bring even more energy to this action.
I am not talking about bartering.
I am referring to claims associated with the accumulated funding deficit with the Canary Islands. To the need to ensure now the provision of infrastructure and road agreements. And the indispensable recovery of the historical deficit in health funding.
I am talking about the policies associated with addressing the extra costs of insularity, of guaranteeing reasonable air and sea fares. So that we can decide on our energy model with autonomy over multinationals.
We have to fight tirelessly for the management of ports and airports, to prevent them from being chopped up, privatized and badly sold. Because that has been a centralist bartering directed from Madrid that threatens key services for the way of life in the Canary Islands and degrades the working conditions of the workers.
We have the responsibility to lead a reform of the Statute of Autonomy with a Canarian perspective, modern and with projection. To ensure a stable and solid economic and fiscal framework, which does not depend on the tenant in La Moncloa.
It is necessary to make Madrid understand that, more than rocks, the Canary Islands are sea and land, and that the autonomous competences must integrate all this territory. It is complicated that from an office in the center of the Peninsula they can understand that the sea is part of our land: it unites us and gives us life.
We have a historical responsibility to specify with intelligence and dialogue how far the Canary Islands should and want to continue growing, because the territory is limited and the asphalt insatiable.
The new Social Services Law is a priority. There, people must be in charge above political differences; the needs of the neighbors before the numbers.
We must meet obligatorily in the Land Law. Talking as much as necessary, studying and dialoguing with everyone, in search of a norm that is as intelligent as it is sensitive, born in the neighborhoods and towns before in the offices.
We are obliged to understand each other in training, labor and even cultural actions that liquidate our rust of the XXI century: we can not celebrate the tourist success with 25% unemployment.
There, around these keys (and surely many more) is where the Canarian nationalist space is. I am not talking about independence, or flags, or distribution of political positions. I am talking about people, their needs, this land and its future.
Let's dilute personalism and erase unforgivable grievances.
It is now or, most likely, it will never be. With dialogue and work programs. Canarian nationalism to decide from here what we want for this land and its people.
Mario Cabrera González, CC Deputy for Fuerteventura
