Because gov't at any level should be using open platforms to communicate with citizens....

"Come join our roundtable discussion on.... Facebook"

Thats the opposite of transparency and open participation

"The last thing I want is for our politicians and government agencies to be accessible to the public or, even worse, to be able to reach as many as are interested in hearing what they have to say!"

I'd far rather they be on the fediverse, preferably on their own instance(s), than on Facebook or Twitter.

Politicians are already on social media. What we need are government departments on social media. CRA and justice, at a bare minimum, should be on social media.

It also wouldn't hurt my feelings to have a "lemmy.gov.ca" instance with communities for parties, politicians, and every government department and ministry.