Dear Editor:
It is time to put an end to the deceit, half truths and shady politics of Christy Clark and her entourage. Under the neoliberal corporate agenda, they have taken away the right of many to a decent life, to have a family and home, with hope for a future, for a quality of life and a sustainable society in tune with nature.
Enough of the premier’s hollow oratory about tax cuts, about giving us back our own money as aw reward. About going into debt to build an unnecessary $9 billion dam to create greater power for her corporate owners at the expense of the people at large. Enough of the schmoozing in a hard hat with the perpetual grin that exposes a self-satisfying, deceitful jargon while 800,000 British Columbians, of which 170,000 are children living in the worst poverty in Canada.
In the greater Vancouver area alone, more than 4,000 people are homeless, living in the cold, many of them seniors who have devoted their lives to this country.
Enough of being found guilty by the Supreme Court of Canada of violating the rule of law they are sworn to uphold by trashing the negotiated contracts with the public sector unions.
Enough of the small government with so-called low taxes that advantage the rich and their corporations at the expense of the working population.
Enough of the higher costs for hydro, homeownership and rents, paralleled with deteriorating social services and help for the disabled and others in need. The list of public failures and government complicity in corporate greed is endless. In this beautiful and richly endowed country, no one should be left behind. Enough!
Bill Zander, New Westminster
