Dear Editor:
I’m an avid follower of federal politics so I am constantly hearing juvenile statements coming out of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s mouth, such as, “No taxes are good taxes”, which is troubling coming from someone who’s trying to run a country.
When Harper was recently questioned about why our troops were caught in the line of fire with Islamic fighters with ISIS, his inane statement had something to do to the effect that members of the NDP don’t like it when ISIS members are killed.
The latest one that threw me for a loop was when he was addressing a friendly audience regarding oversight for the new and extreme powers that will be given to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), he replied, “We, as a government, are not interested in politicians doing the oversight.”
What on Earth does he consider himself? And what does he think politicians are there for? And does he forget that they are elected by the people?
This language is incendiary. It is designed to make people think “Yeah, we hate politicians.”
He also questions why members of the public might wonder why we would allow our political leaders the right to check up on a secret police force?
The same very secret police force with the vague mandate they’ve been given, with no oversight, and very little funding sounds to me like a perfect opportunity for corruption.
When the Conservatives are asked why they object so much to having some oversight they go back to their talking points and make idiotic accusations.
If the Conservatives win the upcoming federal election, the Canada that we think we know will disappear.
Donna Stocker
Cawston, B.C.
