Poilievre leads polls, draws huge crowds

DEAR EDITOR:

In response to John Dorn’s recent column (Herald, Feb. 21) explaining all the reasons Canadians are suffering through runaway inflation, I would just like to say, “You missed one John!”

You forgot to mention the carbon tax that adds costs onto every product that is grown, transported and sold. It’s funny how those who would save the planet on the backs of Canada’s middle class seem to ignore that little ditty, even though the big polluters like China and India are pumping out even more greenhouse gases by adding coal-fired power plants to make cheap solar panels.

Of course, Dorn just had to regurgitate Pierre Poilievre’s off-the-cuff crypto remark, even though it had nothing to do with his rant on inflation. Perhaps he should check out the story from the Globe and Mail on Feb. 17 proving that Justin Trudeau knew about China’s interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections to swing the vote in his favour which, in my eyes, is treasonous.

Sadly at this point only newspaper journalism will take Trudeau to task as so far nothing on this scandal on either Global or CTV. It seems that ethical journalism still exists in that medium. Also, Dorn should perhaps count the Trudeau gaffs both verbally and ethically during the past eight years before he takes cheap shots.

Poilievre is leading in the polls and drawing huge crowds wherever he goes because he is articulating what is broken in Canada, and what he intends to do about it. It’s not because of his crypto comment. Andy Richards Summerland