Soon Canada will be having a federal election. The choices will be difficult.
For the last nine years I feel Canada has had weak leadership. Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have been plagued by numerous financial scandals and they have increased the federal workforce by 43 per cent. Our profile on the world stage has greatly diminished and our armed forces have been seriously underfunded.
Canada's infrastructure is crumbling and our national debt is out of control. On Sunday the Liberal party elected a new leader. Time will tell if this helps or hurts their party.The Conservative Party is led by Pierre Poilievre. Prior to Donald J. Trump being elected in the U.S., the Conservative Party had a commanding lead in the polls. To date we have heard a great deal about what the Conservative Party thinks is wrong with Canada, but they seem to be light on details about how they intend to fix Canada's shortcomings, especially in light of the chaos happening in the U.S.
Something that I have found very uncomfortable, is that Mr. Poilievre has instructed his Conservative members to not make any public statements or publicly voice their opinions. The fact that they are complying with Mr. Poilievre's instructions worries me even more. I do not want MP's that are just yes men/women. Look what is happening in the U.S. with the Republicans afraid to voice any disagreements with President Trump. We live in a democracy, not a dictatorship!Unfortunately
I know very little about what the NDP are hoping to accomplish in the coming election. Will they settle for a distant third place or will they present a strategy to possibly help them gain more seats and a larger voice in parliament? Time will tell.Regardless of who you choose to vote for in the coming Canadian election, please make your voice heard and vote! The future of our country depends on it.
—Bill Petruniak
Amherstburg
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