Dear Editor:
I have voted Conservative since my early 20s. I am now over 70. Although he is not in my constituency, I want congratulate Michael Chong for once again representing our neighbouring riding (Wellington-Halton Hills North).
Like many conservatives, I was obviously disappointed with the federal election results as it appears that Canadians chose a different path.
Maybe I am naive but at no point did I see this as a Donald Trump-threat election. I give it to the Liberals; they took that issue and ran with it. Trump will come and go, maybe in two years or possibly the full four.
But all the same problems we have had for years will still be here and unless I’m stupid, the new Liberals have the same faces behind them.
Some things to keep eye on are the rising federal debt, programs we cannot afford on top of new hidden climate taxes, keeping prices high on everything.
It’s been a well-played shell game by the Liberals. But what really puts a sour taste in my mouth is when what should be a supportive party – the provincial PC Party – publicly goes against its federal counterpart in a not-so-subtle way.
When you have lunch with Freeland and Carney as the writ is dropped and both premier and his prior campaign manager come out more than once against the federal Conservative leader, that’s wrong.
I have many staunchly conservative friends, some belonging to large organizations who also are conservative leaning, who will no longer support Doug Ford and who will spoil their ballots in future Ontario elections. Now we are just few hundred, but think of the spread.
Perhaps our premier is more red than blue. Then he should switch to the other team. I am also writing to the party leadership and I truly hope if our premier had aspirations of federal politics he and his campaign manager shut that door on themselves forever.
As for Pierre Poililevre, I hope the party gives him a long period of time. I hope he stays on as leader.
And hopefully our premier and Nova Scotia’s premier reflect and realize Mark Carney is not our friend, as we will soon find out.
Doak McCraney,
Guelph