Editor:
In 2011, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and the Yukon Territory all had general provincial elections. So did Alberta in 2012.
One year in advance to voting day in Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario, polling showed that all three incumbent governments were going down to defeat on election day and the official opposition parties were to form government. That did not happen and the end result was that taxpayers elected back the incumbent governments and the opposition parties remained just that. The premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador and Alberta retired and were replaced by new female premiers, that were elected by their party members only (not by the voting taxpayers) midterm, maintaining government until election day.
The same theme is currently happening in B.C. The present government is the B.C. Liberals and the opposition, the NDP.
Comments are that Liberals are supported by business and the NDP by unions.
Business does give taxpayers pay cheques whereas unions do not.
People will cast their votes next May. Two main items that voters will have to consider are:
Why did Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario return incumbent governments when polling said otherwise and,
Would I ever take back a former spouse to once again bring back the nightmare and am I willing to do it with government.
I think if the NDP did form government, some of those pay cheques would cease.
Business does not have to invest in NDP territory. An NDP government equals layoff slips.
The reality is, all governments are the same except that some are better than others.
Regardless of criticisms, business vs. unions, propaganda, etc., the No. 1 item on voting day is what party is going to be best in managing tax payer dollars. Are taxpayer jobs the most important, or are lay off slips? Is it better to pump tax dollars into all government ministries and raise income tax accordingly, or is it better to control government spending in relation to what is coming from the taxpayers?
“You can’t have your cake and eat it too.”
Joe Sawchuk, Duncan, B.C.
