Our democracy becoming a mockeracy

Dear editor

I want to go on record that my MP is seriously letting me down by supporting a planned coup to overthrow the government. This is what I expect from third world countries and dictatorships. This is not an action that can be supported by advocates of the democratic process. The NDP excuses its action by claiming this was tried by others, but this does not make it right. Secret planning sessions to structure a takeover plan are unbelievably non-Canadian. And including coalition members whose agenda is to take part of Canada out of Canada makes it even less palatable as it legitimizes this agenda.

I am personally suffering with the current economy and that is why I want my interests served, not abused by power hungry politicians who are putting political ambition ahead of well-developed plans and strategy. I have no reason to expect that three parties with totally opposing political agendas could ever agree to a co-ordinated cohesive stimulus plan. At best I would expect a mishmash of ideas picked off several non-related agendas. I want a government within a system that serves me, not a coalition thrown together without proper thought. It stands to undermine democracy forever not to mention produce a plan so out of touch with reality that it could make matters worse!!.

Please let the government, the one that your leader agreed to work with not against, do the intelligent thing and co-ordinate a recovery plan with our primary trading partner the US, the one that allows us to even have an economy. Not dovetailing our recovery plan to theirs is folly. The Conservatives have to wait, and so will you. A coalition of the parties that Canadians did not want to govern will not work together to help me and I need help. Three diametrically opposed parties cannot produce a plan without a lot of compromise and potentially a lot of time to get those compromises. We are no further ahead!

Remember that the 62 per cent of Canadians that did not vote for the conservatives, even more definitely did not vote for a coalition of losers.

Cal Oleksuk

Maple Bay