Dear Editor:
RE: Bit in the butt, May 7.
Perhaps Bill Snyder’s article last week was penned a bit prematurely. Perhaps he missed the opportunity to properly examine the meeting between Prime Minister Carney and President Donald Trump (though little analysis is needed). It seems he and I witnessed two different outcomes; maybe he accidentally muted the part where Trump assured our prime minister, and our country, that a trade deal was not on the horizon and, in his words, “that’s just the way it is.”
Despite the differences between Mr. Snyder and myself – and the broader political divide that has crept into our country – we all want the same thing: to be the “True North strong and free.” We simply have different visions for how to get there, and I can certainly appreciate Mr. Snyder’s attitude toward party collaboration.
That being said, Mr. Snyder also raised the issue of Pierre Poilievre’s repeated appeals to public pathos. While his references to the “lost Liberal decade” and commentary on the last 10 years may be repetitive, they are far from meaningless.
Was Poilievre wrong to ask Canadians whether they truly want four more years of the same government – one that has presided over record inflation, rising unemployment and deepening division? The Liberal Party may have changed its face, but it hasn’t changed what lies behind it.
I concur with Mr. Snyder on one thing, however: it’s true, sometimes our words do come back to bite us in the butt. For his sake, I just hope he’s turned around in time to see it coming.
Susannah Sinclair,
Elora