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Dear Editor:

An election was called while I was on a three-day trip out of town. I arrived home Monday to find a sign for Michael Chong put up on my lawn. I’ve never voted Conservative in my life, and have no intention of doing so.

If there is a safe seat anywhere in the country for a Conservative candidate, it is in Wellington-Halton Hills. I have no idea why Mr. Chong’s workers would feel so insecure as to put up a sign without my consent. Then again, blue politicians (and red ones too, let’s not kid ourselves) in this country don’t think twice about abuse of power and begging forgiveness after. This sign is yet another example of how little regard non-1% taxpayers actually get from their politicians.

If politics is “the art of the possible,” I wonder if I could possibly garner a bit more respect from parties that need me at least once every four years. It’s the only time I seem to matter in the realm of politics, and now that is called into question. Couldn’t they at least help me maintain what little illusion of self determination remains?

What a bunch of (O’)Tooles.

John Wiens, Fergus