B.C. lucky to have Trudeau,Horgan

Dear Editor:

We are so lucky here in Canada — and particularly in British Columbia — where we have leaders who are doing their best to take care of regular Canadian citizens during the pandemic.

In so many other countries, people are left to fend for themselves without any sort of caring or monetary support.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been going out of his way to try to make sure that all citizens are getting the money they need to survive through these unusual circumstances.

It makes me very unhappy to see opposition parties not supporting him and doing their best to undermine him and make him look bad.

I’m not saying he’s perfect, but he is doing his best to support us all.

He should be getting our encouragement and gratitude rather than having to endure intemperate recriminations from people like Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre.

If Poilievre wants to help make things work well, he should make helpful suggestions that could be gratefully acknowledged by the Liberals and then taken into account before final decisions are made.

Co-operation among political parties is the only way forward.

In British Columbia, Premier John Horgan is focusing on providing services to protect health and safety, on giving immediate relief to people and businesses, and on planning for B.C.’s economic recovery over the long term.

That’s the right path for our provincial government to be taking and we need to be cheering them on as well.

My best wishes and a heartfelt thank you to both Trudeau and Premier Horgan.

We are fortunate to have them in charge. Jean Jenkins,

Saanich