Editor:
I agree with you that in a functional Parliament we would have no need for an election this year (Coast Reporter, editorial, Sept. 11).
Lest we forget the last $300 million election in 2008 was called by Mr. Harper, going against his own election law.
Let me go over some of the rhetoric I am hearing from the Conservatives that will show why I feel if an election does happen it is on the head of Mr. Harper
Enemy: person who strongly dislikes or wants to injure or attack.
Mr. Harper views me as an enemy and wants to attack me because I don't agree with his politics and would work with the Socialists and Separatists. I think I am a Canadian, but obviously in the Conservative world my views don't count
Coalition: Temporary alliance between political parties to form a government.
Coup: Sudden unconstitutional, often violent, change of government. I didn't see any of the opposition leaders take up arms to overthrow the government last year. Mr. Harper did the same thing when he sat down with the Socialist and Separatist leaders in 2004 to try to make a deal to defeat the Liberal government.
Minority government: Has fewer seats than the total number held by opposition parties. More people voted against Mr. Harper than voted for him. Why he feels that he has a mandate to get his agenda through rather than working with the other parties and for the good of all Canadians is beyond me.
If there is an election it is unfortunate, but that is how a democracy works. The Conservatives should take a course in political history so they understand what democracy really means.
Paul Keyes
Hopkins Landing
