HERN: Asking men in leadership to set aside their egos, in the interest of a greater good, is an unlikely prospect -- it would require a miracle
At the risk of wasting my breath and my time, I
want to express the following suggestion.
To have two right wing parties in Canada assures
that Justin Trudeau will stay in power for another four years. Canada cannot
afford this.
I believe that the Conservative Party of Canada
made a mistake when they chose Andrew Sheer, rather than Maxime Bernier, as
their party leader. Andrew is a
really nice man, and I would like him very much as a person, but not as the one
hope of overthrowing the greatest threat to Canada since Justin’s father,
Pierre Elliot Trudeau, held the reins.
I want to appeal to both Andrew and Maxime to
please set aside your egos in
I have been listening for a clear voice from Andrew
about the real harm that is being done to Canada each and every day ... I have
not heard it. Andrew, this is not the
time for being “nice”.
Where has your voice been for instance on this
signing away of our autonomy, as a nation, in order to secure a seat on the
Council of the United Nations which is obviously Mr. Trudeau’s chief aim. He
would sacrifice everything including the borders of Canada, and the financial
well-being of the taxpayers of this nation in order to secure his “place in
history”.
Perhaps you have spoken clearly and decisively
about how the Conservative Party would get the pipeline built, without allowing
First Nations to have a virtual veto over everything we do in Canada. If you
have, I have not heard it.
These are only two of the areas where I feel that
the voice of the Conservative Party of Canada, through the mouth of their
leader has been muted.
Maxime, I don’t know you or your policies well, but
your recent post about fighting for the pipelines in both French and English
certainly appeals to me, and I think to many others.
You do seem to have courage to speak to the real
needs of our country. I hear a clear
voice from you, Maxime – a forceful voice which has a chance to be heard
throughout the country, but if we are listening to two voices disaster looms ahead.
I appeal to the members of the both parties – the Conservative
Party of Canada ... and the Peoples Party of Canada -- to do what could never
be expected. I appeal to you as just one
of many concerned Conservatives. Please consider the possibility of a merger of the
Conservative Party of Canada, and the People’s Party of Canada, in the
interests of the country, rather than just individual interests.
I recognize that the chances of this happening are
slim to nil, but if you men could act as true statesmen, we could win the next
election.
Neither of you can do it alone.
Sincerely ... a concerned citizen,
Allen Hern
It was obvious by the reaction of CPC members when Maxime made his announcement during their convention. Did they take the time to thoughtfully examine the charges he laid against the party? No. They were outraged and lashed out at the man's character. I washed my hands of them once and for all that day.
ReplyDeleteI have never liked Maxime and was happy to see Andrew win the leadership. Since then things have changed. Today the Conservatives have become the middle-of-the-road party trying to please everyone. The PPC is refreshingly right-wing. I really like their platform! When I look at the differences of the two parties, I cannot believe the two will find common ground. Too bad because the split may indeed mea that the Liberals win again.
ReplyDeleteI believe in miracles. But the ask here is to get Scheer to rescind telling Bernier that he did not speak for the party at any level, and that none of his ideas would be welcomed in the party platform. Scheer would have to put the proverbial toothpaste back into the tube. Unfortunately, more so for the CPC than for Canada, Scheer has been found wanting with empty tube in hand.
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