Tories taken to task

Open letter to Conservative Party leader ErinO'Toole and Kelowna-Lake Country MP Tracy Gray

Let me start by stating I am a small "c" conservative. Hailing from the U.K. I was a strong supporter of (former British prime minister) Margaret Thatcher. When I immigrated into Canada, my support went to (former Conservative prime ministers Brian Mulrooney and Stephen Harper. I’m sure you get the picture. I will admit to a in 2015 I actually voted for the "new boy", (Liberal leader Justin) Trudeau, only because he was the only one who admitted he would run a deficit. Of course that sadly became an understatement.

In any event, back to the reason for this correspondence.

I have to ask, what the hell is wrong with you guys? A few months back you had the Liberals and Trudeau beaten, hands down. The Conservative Party could have—indeed should have—become Canada's government.

I really don't know what has been discussed at your caucus meetings and I doubt if either of you will admit to the truth, but you lost the 2021 federal election due to the lack of leadership, the lack of common sense when it came to Covid vaccinations, the lack of mandating candidates be vaccinated and the lack of commentary on the stupidity of the Alberta provincial Conservative Party's non-action regarding the health of Albertans.

And now you are doing it all over again by your non-suppprt of the mandate for all Parliamentary personnel being vaccinated.

Canadians have had enough of this virus. We’ve had enough of lockdowns, having to wear masks, being unable to have family gatherings and on and on. Science has shown us the vaccines now available are working and they will be the way for us to get back to “normal.”

And yet you, the Conservative Party and Mr O'Toole as its leader and the leader of the official Opposition, oppose this mandate. Give me a break.

This (latest) action and the inaction during the election, strongly suggests the Conservative Party does not want what Canadians want.

(Kelowna-Country) is a strong Conservative seat so it is likely your candidate here will always be elected. But going forward, if the Conservative Party wishes to get back to governance, then I would strongly suggest the party leadership look at and listen to Canadians.

As stated above, it should have been an easy task to take on and remove the Trudeau Liberals from government. All you had to do was concentrate on his lies, his lack of ethics, his inability to fulfil promises, and his lack of leadership skills. Instead there was a lack of leadership by the Conservative Party shown on this one issue—Covid-19.

Don't blow it again.

Malcolm Roberts