Due to my adopted regime of no news, I had no idea that Steven Harper's Conservative government had introduced some cost saving measures that lit a fire under the opposing parties until a friend tipped me off. Namely that he was cutting funding for political campaigns. Gee really? Whatever was the man thinking? I mean, we just finished an election that cost us THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. The world is in a financial crisis. It is imperative that we all find ways to tighten our belts. But heaven FORBID we should stop pouring tax dollars into the coffers of those who need it the least. Give me a break.
So the soundly whipped Liberals and the posturing NDP's get together and go knocking on the door of the separatist traitors who don't want to be Canadian anymore and decide to form a coalition government and take over. Claiming that only they know what is good for Canada and the economy and that Steven Harper is incompetent, they don't seem to realize that we all see this for exactly what it is. A chance to snatch, via dirty tactics, what they so soundly lost in the election. There is nothing wrong with Harper's ability to handle the finances of this country. In fact, of all of the G8 nations, ours is the only one running a surplus. That's right folks, A SURPLUS. He foresaw this economic crisis and reduced taxes to lighten our load. He actually knows how to balance a budget yet these three stooges and a handful of liberal supporters are trying to convince us that they can do better. Ahhh, history says not.
I was so incensed over all of this that I did something I have never done before. I wrote to all the party leaders as well as my own MP to let them know exactly what I think about this. Following is the letter in it's entirety.
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you to express my deep concern over the proposed coalition government by the opposing parties. As a Canadian, I made my choice on voting day. I chose Steven Harper as my leader, as did enough Canadians to put him in power. What is happening now is an opportunistic grab by the Liberals and the NDP to put the Conservatives out of leadership. It is totally and completely unacceptable to me.
Also, as our world grapples with the world wide economic crises and how it is affecting us, LESS spending - not more as the coalition proposes - is vital and therefore I completely agree with the cuts to parties election budgets. Stop throwing our hard earned dollars around to those who can afford to go without it and spend it on those of us who are suffering from the loss of work due to the economy. I haven't worked for two months now and face bankruptcy. To see a government continue to spend while the rest of us suffer is unbearable.
KEEP STEVEN HARPER IN POWER.
Sincerely,
Sandra Montgomery
Then, today, after reading online that Bob Rae, the man who wants to succeed that miserable failure Stephan Dion as leader of the Liberals, has stated that he will not vote in favour of any budget the Conservatives bring to parliament come January, I fired this letter off to him.
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you because I read of your statement that you will vote against the new budget presented in January regardless of what it contains. Really?
I am disgusted with your party's desperate grab at leadership. You lost the election. Now you see a way to snatch back the power and you are taking it with no regard for what Canadians want. WE MADE OUR CHOICE AT THE POLLING BOOTH. If you go ahead with this plan and succeed, I will do everything in my power to raise an army of citizens to oppose you. I have never been to a rally. I have never protested anything with more than an email. But if you do this, you have pushed me across the line from passive Canadian to damn well fed up and furious. I am sick and tired of political antics and games. I am DONE with feeling like I have no say other than a vote. And now your party want to take even that away. I DON'T THINK SO.
What you don't seem to realize is the younger generation, the people in their 20's, are so fed up with what they see as useless government spending of all our hard earned money on extravagances; are sick and tired of having interest rates rise and fall at the will of some unseen hand; are despairing of ever owning their own homes; are very aware that the rich get richer in times like these while they see the little they have managed to save dwindle away... they are ready to revolt. So don't think that it can't happen.
You successfully pull this stunt and just see what happens in Canada.
Sincerely,
Sandra Montgomery
So there you have it. I am done with keeping the blood pressure down. I am hopping mad... furious even, and I won't accept this in the usual polite, passive, Canadian manner. I plan to attend the rally in Vancouver on Saturday. I plan to keep on writing to every leader until my voice is heard. I plan on talking about this to everyone I know. I am heading into my MP's office tomorrow to talk about exactly what I can do that will make the biggest impact. I suggest you do the same. Because it is apparent that voting is NOT enough. Not as long as there are greedy, opportunistic people in power who think that we are just the ignorant great unwashed and that they can ignore what we clearly said with our votes just a few short weeks ago.
I AM ONE VOICE BUT TOGETHER WE CAN BECOME A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.
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