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Top election priority should be honesty

I fear that the public is not focused on what should be the number one priority in our elections: honesty.
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I fear that the public is not focused on what should be the number one priority in our elections: honesty.

Without this from our representatives, there is no chance we can address the issues of health care, the environment, the debt, clean water, pipelines, etc.

I recently attended a luncheon where a politician opened with a joke about having been asked a question and spending two minutes responding without actually answering the question. The punch line? It’s called “Question Period”, not “Answer Period”.

Canadians, (the world), is sick of politispeak. (evidence Mr. Trump’s victory!)

Citizens are willing to overlook a mistake, if honestly admitted and evidenced behaviour shows change. What concerns us is constant deflection, blame or misdirection.

When all you hear is “the previous government ..." (from any side), it means that those in the legislature who were there are saying they were ineffective in participation and representation while not in power. If that’s the case, the losing party may as well not be paid and not show up. At least we save money.

Every representative has value. (I would not personally want the Green Party to be in charge of taxes or the military, but I appreciate their voice in the decisions made.)

When you have a minister in a bar giving “advice” to college students on how to stay on point and get louder to get people to believe you, it evidences the slippery slope we are watching.

Whether we agree or not with the party, we must voice to all: “Answer the Question.”

Alan Otway, Morinville

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