Dear Editor:
Anyone who thinks Trump’s blowhard antics are a detriment to democracy should cast their eyes to Victoria’s provincial legislature. Specifically, the behaviour of the opposition Liberals during Question Period.
The purpose of Question Period is to hold government accountable; it’s not the place for name-calling and caterwauling.
How bad is it getting? For his efforts to get Liberal critics and backbenchers to act more like adults, the Speaker of the House is being accused of limiting freedom of speech!
This minority government gives the Greens, the NDP and the Liberals an opportunity to govern in a new, more productive way.
If the Liberals aren’t prepared to do that, maybe they should do like their recent leader did – pick up their ball and go home.
Peter Cech, Burnaby
