The majority of the last 15 years have been under a Conservative government. Regardless of the accuracy of your comments, it cannot be lead entirely at the feet of the Liberals.

As for the rest of your rant, I am not sure how you can claim that democracy in the Western countries has been a "disastrous failure".  We have living standards far in excess of anything seen on this planet in the past.  Our life span and health outstrip anything seen in the past.  We are more educated, less violent, more socially cohesive.  We are able to select our own government.  Where is the evidence of disaster?  Nigeria is a disaster, Zimbabwe is a disaster, many parts of Asia are a disaster.  Western countries? Not so much.

That aside, it is clear that governments need to make more efforts to stay in touch with those that vote them into power.  It is all too easy to lose that connection when sitting in Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton and so on.