Editor:
The time to vote with your heart and for your values is now. Except for the Greens, the other parties are in a sheer battle for power. All three have said they will not compromise or form coalitions with each other.
But governing is not a ball game, and MPs are not members of a team blindly set on winning. They are representatives of hundreds of diverse communities with different cultures, values and goals. Their democratic work is to make decisions on issues that affect us all nationally. This work requires negotiation and compromise.
Whichever party forms the future minority government, the rigidity of its policies in its quest for power will result in one of two scenarios. The government will soon lose the confidence of the House of Commons and fall, necessitating another election, or it will refuse to give up power as Pierre Trudeau did in the past and Stephen Harper did recently.
The Greens will be a balance of power to modify partisan legislation. They will work for our country and its diverse people including you, to bring changes the majority of us want and know we must have.
Nancy Leathley, Sechelt
