Art Scheirer
Dear editor:
Let me see if I have this all straight.
The NDP already had hatched a plan for a bloodless coup d’etat prior to the economic statement by Finance minister Jim Flaherty.
It apparently didn’t matter that Canadians had just voted and elected Mr. Harper. Mr. Layton doesn’t care that we just had a $300 million election.
Mr. Dion announced his intention to step down, but the coup will put him into the Prime Minister’s office even though he got the fewest votes of any Liberal leader since Confederation.
The Bloc Quebecois holds the balance of power and the key to government stability. Hang on, do I have this right? Mr. Duceppe is the de facto Prime Minister in this game of political monopoly?
So, to recap:
Mr. Harper won, but really lost the election. Mr. Layton lost, but actually won. Mr. Dion quit but is going to be Prime Minister.
And Mr. Duceppe is laughing his backside off because he is the one who is really in charge of the stability of the Canadian government while being committed to breaking up the country.
Hmmm. I just wanted to make sure I understood all of it.
Welcome to our new banana republic—land of the politicals. . . .
(Signed),
Art Scheirer
Reef Point Rd.
