Dear Editor:
After almost 150 years of alternating between Liberal and Conservative governments, Canadians will be well served by allowing some fresh blood to form the next government. Men and women with new ideas and energy are best prospects for revitalizing our sputtering economy, strengthening harmony and reclaiming our rightful leadership role internationally as a caring nation.
The Conservatives, instead of advancing progressive public policies to win a new mandate, have chosen to polarize our nation by using carefully constructed provocative and divisive rhetoric. They, in their hunger for power, hit a new low on the moral compass by evoking loaded phrases, such as, “old stock Canadians” and “barbaric cultural practices” that paint Canadians with a broad-brush into “good” and “bad” categories.
These are shocking and chilling terms that embody racist implications. They alone make Conservatives unworthy of support at the ballot box, not to mention their recent cover-up of the senate scandal and the ongoing suppression of democratic rights of Canadians that is perpetually driving the Conservative Government’s policies and actions.
The Liberal Party is continuing to flip-flop and dither on vital issues facing our country. Their off and on support for Bill C-51and their non-committal response to addressing environmental concerns is reminiscent of their lackluster track record of their last few terms in office.
Mr. Trudeau’s weak performance in parliament and his promise to revive practices of spending beyond means should stand out as a red flag for voters.
Canada has steadily weakened on democratic, economic, environmental, social and international fronts, expressly, over the past three decades under the leadership of Liberals and Conservatives.
Mr. Thomas Mulcair, on the other hand, has outlined a balanced and visionary course for Canada that will enable our country to regain its stature as an inclusive, peaceful and a vibrant nation that we can all be proud of.
The New Democratic Party is deserving of a chance to form the next government.
Sav Dhaliwal, councillor, City of Burnaby
