I take great insult to the opinion posted in your paper by Kathi Travers in June 1 issue, regarding the new Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer.
I don't know anything about him either, but he sure doesn't deserve the slanted insults and biased criticism that I read in this article, written by someone I assume is a professional columnist or maybe not?
Her personal opinion and opinionated portrayal of Scheer as a 13-year political junkie is undoubtedly a point of envy for her, as her own political hero's resume pertaining to work related and/or political experience for the position he currently holds, would no doubt rate Mr. Trudeau as a novice or the apprentice in this whole conversation.
To degrade Scheer for referring himself to a common man, then referring to his wages like they are a disgrace is very undermining and petty.
With the dignified position Canada's current PM holds, he is certainly not the most fluent speaker without his prompt cards, with the numerous "aaahs" and "aaahs" in his every sentence.
Actually it's quite embarrassing to listen to him speak at times and you say he was actually a teacher, guide, etc.?
Our government for the positions they hold sets all wages and Scheer's income should not be compared to any Canadian medium.
Your quote - ("In my opinion he (Trudeau) has united much of Canada. He knows Canada from coast to coast.") is far from the truth, as noted by the less than 30 Liberal MPs seats held in the West, being 17 in B.C., four in Alberta, one in Saskatchewan and seven in Manitoba. This would also explain Scheer's comment about East and West, versus your lack of knowledge and criticism of his comments once again. Technically the Ontario/Manitoba border physically and politically divides Canadians and is referred to by all other political news commentators as East and West.
United you say?
Mr. Trudeau did not even have the decency to travel west of Winnipeg last summer to complete his promise to go coast to coast holding town hall meetings, to get Canada's common citizens' opinion on various upcoming house bills, which included electoral reform.
If you recall however, (maybe he made a slip of the tongue) when he made the statement in last fall's Parliament that there will be no electoral change as the majority of the Canadians he visited last summer, told him "Canadians do not want any change"
"He has also travelled to experience the world we live in," you wrote.
Well, I won't get into that, nor his vacation expenses, but I do agree with you to somewhat on this statement. He sure does travel and his air miles and travel costs to taxpayers to date (short of two years) have been quoted by the CBC, to already be double that of Harper's in his total eight-year term.
Is this PM really planning on visiting every country in the world in his short four-year term?
I'm glad that you have a smile on your face, not so for 30 per cent of the 300,000 unfortunate government employees still financially crippled by the Phoenix pay fiasco. I'm appalled that the labour relations board has not adjudicated an injunction against this employer.
Fred Tuftin
Prince George
