Enough of our politicians’ sound and fury

By Letter to the Editor on February 24, 2021.

I am getting tired of hearing the bleating made by critics such as Rachel Harder and Erin O’Toole who consistently, and also sometimes falsely, blame all the ills we experience in Canada on the current Federal government. Sometimes the problem is not the government’s doing. An example is the delay in delivering the Pfizer vaccine to Canada. They compound their silliness by even reverting to “name-calling” (a tactic often employed by children on the playground!) I have yet to hear from them what and how they would have done had they been in a position to do something about those ills! This applies equally to the other “Opposition” parties, who are guilty of the same actions as the Conservatives.
All I hear from them is what should have been done after the fact. Hindsight is always “perfect” but too often something must be done “on the spot.” If one were to research every decision for every possible outcome, decisions would always be made too late!
There is a solution for Mr. O’Toole, Ms. Harder and the other “leaders.” They have it in their power to end the “ineffectiveness” and “incompetence” of the current government. All they have to do is call for vote of non-confidence in the current government, and they can seek to become the new “perfect” government! Unless they are afraid of losing!
It seems that these critics are really more interested in making noise merely for an opportunity to get their picture in the newspaper or on television.
To quote the Bard, all I hear is “Sound and Fury, signifying nothing!”
Gene Balay
Lethbridge