Dear editor,Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s behavior during the ongoing Robogate scandal is sadly reminiscent of the captain of the Costa Concordia, who allegedly fled his sinking vessel in a lifeboat, rather than caring for his ship and his passengers.Harper claims the Conservative Party was not involved in misleading phone to voters prior to the past federal election, and his parliamentary secretary, MP Dean Del Maestro says the party will not release its phone records because “obviously our party is not behind these calls.”The absurdity of his logic does not deserve comment.Meanwhile, Liberal leader Bob Rae says his party will release as many records as possible. Admittedly “as many as possible” leaves a large loophole in his promise, but he recognizes the seriousness of the allegations of wrongdoing and the importance of maintaining integrity in our electoral system.Although Del Maestro is, in this case, acting as Harper’s mouthpiece, the prime minister is the man in charge and could demand that his party cooperate with Elections Canada and its investigators.Harper appears to have forgotten that he is not only the leader of the Conservative Party, but also prime minister of Canada. His first priority should not be to do damage control for his party, but to defend the integrity and reputation of his country.Bruce MacInnis,Fanny Bay

Comox Valley Record