Has questions for MP Albas

Re: “What are your priorities,” by MP Dan Albas, Oct. 9.

DEAR EDITOR:

What an interesting advertisement! And at our expense, too! Dan Albas kindly offers to help. He wants to help with questions regarding COVID-19 federal programs.

Let’s see, who has introduced all the aid programs since this dreadful pandemic started? The federal Liberal government. Do we have questions about Old Age Security? Oh, wait, the Conservatives moved the age of eligibility to 67.

Fortunately, the Liberals moved OAS eligibility back to age 65 and increased the maximum.

Guaranteed Income Supplement available to vulnerable seniors: over $2,000 more, in fact, in benefits compared to what they would have received in 2015.

“Or any other federal government issues?” Like the Conservatives blocking the Disability Benefit, perhaps?

The student benefit?

What have the Conservatives offered but continuous personal slurs against “this Liberal government” and the Prime Minister in particular, delivered with the manner of someone who has just stepped in dog doo.

They aren’t forthcoming about just who they want to deny help during this crisis. Evidently they have no knowledge of history or economics , or they would be aware that without government assistance, enabling the public to spend, the economy of the country will grind to a ghastly and inexorable halt. Take note of how well that theory worked in the past.

You can’t be a little bit pregnant. When you don’t sanction “help,” do the right thing and admit it.

But therein lies the rub: Conservatives have no interest in helping those in need. No advantage to themselves in that: ergo, just a waste.

Elaine Lawrence, Kelowna