Dear Editor:
RE: ‘Deeply concerning,’ Jan. 11.
I realize that the writer is responding to a previous writer but I wanted to try and make some clarity for readers on what is a constant frustration for Canadian conservatives to the party.
Some history as I see it from the last few years. In the last two elections we have sent a minority Liberal government to Ottawa with the official opposition Conservatives getting a majority of votes. You would think that the message would be that policies in such a government should reflect some of that majority of voters’ desires and not the majority of ideas from a fourth-place party. That is how it usually works in a democracy.
Falsely, the message from media declares that Conservatives under O’Toole supported carbon taxation, when in fact at policy convention the party did not endorse that. It was on his own that Erin O’Toole went down that road hence he was replaced.
No free trade deal with any other country with Canada includes language of carbon pricing. I suggest the Liberals placed that red herring in it.
The votes against all Liberal fall policies is a statement of the Liberals refusing to listen and treat fairly all Canadians not a vote against all items on the agenda (ie. – a party that is sticking to its principles).
Remembering all parties now lump ombudsmen tactics into bills so as not to allow separation of policies so you have to vote it all down to attempt remove poor policy.
As for conservative MP Leslyn Lewis’ petition, I agree it’s out there but Conservatives do not gag their MPs and it does not mean it’s policy. The UN has many shortcomings and wrong-headed approaches, but getting out is not the solution – fixing it is. Canada is not a serious player in the world.
Micheal Chong is a fabulous MP for Wellington-Halton Hills – I’m sure the writer knows that.
D. McCraney,
Guelph