Wow! NDP leader Adrian Dix has managed to redefine the term “young offender,” not just once, but twice in one election. First, he pardoned himself for forging a document for his boss, Glen Clark, when he (Dix) was 35 years old. Apparently, 35 year olds don’t know that forging documents, and then lying about it, is wrong.
And now, 21 year olds are also exempt from having to show good judgment and knowing right from wrong. Dix said as much last week when he dismissed a racist comment made by one of his Burnaby candidates (Jane Shin) as being the mere folly of youth.
I simply cannot accept the age-based rationalizations Adrian Dix has offered up in either of these cases.
This province needs to be led by trustworthy leaders, not by those who have obvious difficulty being truthful and honest.
Randy Rinaldo, Burnaby
