This is not the time for political games in Ottawa

In times of national crisis, shouldn’t we all pull together?

Canada is a beacon of light and hope throughout the world. For as long as we have been a country, we have developed and protected our democracy, while we have welcomed and worked to embrace diversity.

We are a young country, still in the adolescent stage of our development as a nation, and although we have done a lot of things right, we are far from wise. The typical arrogance and rebelliousness that characterizes adolescence has become alarmingly apparent in the behaviour we have been experiencing throughout the COVID-19 crisis in Canada, and The Trump Meltdown in our formerly strongest ally.

From the perspective of someone who has been immersed in the political process for half a century, I think that our governmental agencies, on all three levels, have been doing a phenomenal job of managing these crises, and protecting the Canadian people. When we work together, we do well. However, the political games being played by our federal parliamentarians at this vulnerable time are not only destructive, but also ludicrous in their idiocy. This is not the time for power plays. This is not the time for manipulation and back door dealings. It’s not the time to undermine the people’s faith in our government.

It’s the time for the adults we have elected to represent us to all pull together until we get to safer waters.

That’s the true essence of a democratic system of governance. Carol Mason, Etobicoke