Dear Editor:
Many slogans use just a couple of well-chosen words to stimulate change.
Essential is an action verb which, of course, needs to be legitimized by action: a backup plan or policy. Verbs like “axe”, “build”, “re-arm”, “cut”, etc., even when shouted, sound hollow or even immature when nothing of substance follows.
Makes me think of the tantrum over the carbon tax that held up the business of parliament for days with no avail. Even the name-calling and reputational slurs backed by a few bobble-head Conservatives and aimed across the aisle do little to convince me their leader has the maturity to become prime ministerial.
Lately, Poilievre’s refusal to obtain security clearance in order to read CSIS information about foreign meddling among some of his party members exhibits an adolescent “nothing to see here” mentality. A bit like sidling up to the lead rebels of the trucker convoy in Ottawa for a photo op to make a name for himself.
Or having his wife praise him at interminable length before taking the platform to put forward his bid for Tory Party leadership. Let’s get past the bluff and fluff and finally bring something home.
Arlene Callaghan,
Fergus