Editor
Watching the longest election any of us have had to endure makes me astonished that the race is reported as being as close as it is. In Canada we elect representatives, not rulers. Representatives are elected to work for the rights and interests of all their constituants.

This means that even though 60% do not support the conservatives, they are tasked with looking at what the citizens want and trying to work to that end. Conservative MP’s are forced to vote the party line rather than actually representing their region. The hard fact is that Steven Harper’s government has done a poor job over the past 8 years, promising balanced budgets and delivering eight deficits and two recessions.

They continue to monger fear, hatred and racism across our nation which has long prided itself as an example of multiculturalism. It is no wonder that Harper hired the attack ad people that worked for George W. Bush and swapped out “Real American’s” for “Old Stock Canadians”, spitting in the face of every veteran who gave their life for our right to citizenship.

The sad fact is that Steven Harper is Canada’s George W. Bush and it is time for him to take his backwards beliefs elsewhere.

Terry Keough
Rock Creek

 

(editor’s note – we have not had a lot of federal election politics on ODN so lets tear into it for a week.

Official voting begins in earnest on Friday with a heavy turnout for advance poll voting expected. Most of us just cannot wait until October 19 to express our yes/no vote.)