Dear Editor:
RE: ‘Drank the Kool Aid,’ Nov. 21.
Although I respect opinions of all who contribute, I must vehemently respond to this letter and any comparison of Pierre Poilievre to Donald Trump.
I too was surprised and had not felt Trump would win but I never ruled it out. What happened in the U.S. had nothing to do with electoral districts and voter intimidation; it simply came down to a horrible candidate – Trump versus an extremely poor candidate and platform of the other candidate – and, I suspect, some very deep rooted prejudices, not only in Republican states but all of the country, as he gained votes virtually everywhere in the country. That rules gerrymandering equation.
Comparing Trump to Poilievre is in itself dangerous in my opinion, as although he is conservative it is no where near the kind of level as in the U.S. There is no hidden agenda; Poilievre simply has deep roots in conservative principles. The party has no interest or policy to change abortion laws and never has.
Conservatives believe in less government controlling our daily lives. Liberals have always believed in more government controlling everything, hence 167,000 more public servants since 2015.
Additionally the Liberals have multiple ongoing scandals and have done what I call a head-scratcher, aligning themselves with a fourth-place party that has no plans or capability of forming government.
The current government also approved the worst deficits in the history of the country and it has a disdain for the older generation, which is quite obvious and stated publicly.
The Liberals finally are poised to lose the next election badly.
I can see the opposition and maybe a few people and media chanting “Pierre is Trump” next election. I strongly suggest that is false and I’m sure Canadians as a whole will not buy that fairy tale.
His message sounds simple but it is a place to start to get us back on track on spending, energy, etc.
Doak McCraney,
Guelph