Letter contained inaccuracies about Canada’s Prime Minister

By Lethbridge Herald on April 21, 2022.

Editor:

Mr. Yeoman wrote that Prime Minister Trudeau did not get a good reception to his recent speech to the European Parliament – in fact even that “outspoken parliamentarians denounced him.”

This is opposite to the truth. It was reported that he got a standing ovation and the couple of detractors were political extremists upset with the Prime Minister for cracking down on the truck convoys in Ottawa and elsewhere in Canada.

Yeoman’s claim that our Prime Minister basically just wants power is perilously akin to the Fox “News” silly notion that our Prime Minister is a dictator. 

Unlike the U.S. system, the Canadian parliamentary system has “responsible government” where the federal cabinet is responsible to the House of Commons. Cabinet committees discuss things before they go to cabinet and only then usually to the full House of Commons.

No political party or leader is perfect but our Prime Minister has done a good job on the major issues of the day including addressing climate change and dealing with the COVID pandemic.

Contrary to Mr. Yeoman’s view, my MLA Shannon Phillips is also a very competent legislator.

Every Parliament needs a good Official Opposition. Unfortunately the federal Tories are a confused bunch. 

While many are decent Canadians, there is a big loud chunk of them who are Trump Tories. In a poll taken after the 2021 federal Tory policy conference, shockingly almost half the Tories polled supported Trump over Biden for U.S. President. 

Our provincial Tories are likewise in a big mess. Alberta families don’t deserve either.

Ken Kyle

Lethbridge