Tuesday, December 30, 2008

No mandate for Liberals -- Letters to the Editor

The Liberal Party was completely rejected by Canadians in the last election. They received their lowest share of the popular vote since Confederation.

Now, the Liberals are trying to take power through the back door.

As you read this letter, the Liberals are holding secret negotiations with the socialist NDP and the separatist Bloc Quebecois to overturn the wishes of the Canadian voters and take power.

They want to take power and impose on Canadians a prime minister without any personal mandate, a Liberal-NDP coalition not one voter has ever endorsed, and have it all backstopped by the separatist Bloc Quebecois who simply want to destroy and break up this wonderful land from sea to sea.

Senior Liberal insiders are trying to fool Canadians into thinking their scheme has something to do with the economy.

But it is clear the Liberals do not care about the economy.

They only care about regaining power and regaining their entitlements.

They've learned something since being turfed out of office over the sponsorship scandal.

On Oct. 14, Canadians passed judgment on the Liberals.

The Liberals have no mandate to lead a government.

The Liberals have no mandate to cut a deal with the NDP and the Liberals certainly do not have a mandate to cut a deal with the separatists who want to destroy our country.

We now know we are no longer competing with just the official opposition, we are competing against a co-ordinated campaign between Liberals, socialists and separatists to impose their agenda on Canadians.

Knut A. Krogstad

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Correct! The liberals have no more of a mandate to cut a deal with the NDP nor the separatist than do the Conservatives, yet, in order to carry on with a minority government they have to do just that! Interesting, is it not?

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questions raised

It was with extreme pleasure that I read the letter to the editor on Nov. 21, 2008. I was profoundly impressed that the letter writer was able to have intimate conversations with God. I am not being cynical here. Hopefully, she can pass on some burning questions that I have.

First, why is it that in Sub-Saharian Africa over thirty million people suffer from HIV Aids while thirty million Canadians do almost nothing?

Twenty three plus million of our population are Christians and the Bible clearly says “Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which He hath given thee” (Deut. 16:17).

Second, please ask Him why world famine is such cruel problem when the number of really rich people and the really poor people on the planet now match. That makes the following piece of arithmetics very simple indeed:

The cost of providing one billion people with 250 kilograms of grain every year is approximately $40 billion dollars. If one billion rich people, who coincidently happen to be mostly Christian, gave forty dollars per year we would end world hunger. The bible says “Thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother” (Deut. 15:7).

Third, please ask Him if finds it just a bit ironic that when He looks at downtown Vernon and sees that homeless people abound while the residents of Vernon, mostly Christian, stand by and do nothing but shout, “Not in my backyard!” I believe the Bible says “Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land” (Deut. 15:11).

I sure hope the letter writer asks the Almighty these questions and receives an answer.

Brent Applegath

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how ironic

Our new mayor, Jim Garlick, made much of open and transparent government prior to his election particularly as it related to the firing of the fire chief.

Now Mr. Garlick has fired the chief administrative officer of Coldstream. In-camera. Behind closed doors.

I wonder if he sees the irony?

Michael Tindall

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The writer should consult the Community Charter, in particular Section 116, 2 (f) as well as Section 151 in its entirety. They clarify the Mayor's responsibilities as well as his powers and how the rest of Council fits in.

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