Dear Editor:
Do you know that Members of Parliament can vote with their riding and represent the people that voted them in if they choose to do the right thing?
If the MP does not agree with the Liberal or NDP leader and they wanted to refuse the carbon tax, any of those MPs could have decided to be a representative of the people in their riding on the carbon tax and become an independent MP. They would have sacrificed their Liberal or NDP status, but these days, I think they would have gained the respect of their constituents, knowing they stood for what was right and what the people who voted for them wanted.
Wouldn’t it have been refreshing to have Liberal or NDP MPs ask their riding what they wanted regarding the carbon tax and vote according to the wishes of the people?
I am totally disturbed by the lack of respect the Liberals and NDPs have shown for the democratic process and the wishes of the people in their respective ridings. The prime minister didn’t vote for the MPs; their constituents in the ridings did and they deserve better than MPs sitting in parliament ignoring the wishes of the people, as they did when they voted in the carbon tax.
The NDP leader continues to prop up the Liberals so that despite the call for a new prime minister in polls, the NDP Leader has ensured Mr. Trudeau remains our prime minister.
The NDP leader might as well be a Liberal. We should understand that our Members of Parliament have choices and the Members of Parliament should remember they have obligations to their constituents who voted them in and also to the country. That is an MP’s job!
Carolann Krusky,
Fergus