I鈥檓 in a quandary anticipating the next federal election. What is worse 鈥� corruption, or an attack on our democracy?
I would not be comfortable voting for a corrupt Liberal government鈥檚 despicable behaviour, an embarrassment to the country. The Conservatives, on the other hand, come with too much Stephen Harper baggage: a legacy of threat to our democratic foundations, excessive concentration of power in one individual (the leader), control of the message (muzzling scientists and others) guided by ideology over science (pollution and climate change) and shutting down Parliament (the ultimate symbol of our democracy) when it looked as though the going would get tough during question periods.
The two big parties have been in control for a long time. Perhaps it is time to give them a break, and time to reflect on their values. One of our other possible choices, or a coalition of them, might bring to the job a na茂vet茅 untainted by past corruption and unconscionable abuse of power, and work earnestly and honestly doing the things we send them to Ottawa to do.
Terry Huntington
Victoria
