Canada leader crisis

Canadian federal politics is providing no direction for ordinary citizens. PM Justin Trudeau, since his disastrous India tour, has been locked in a war of words with the opposition trying to salvage the dignity and reputation of his government, party and suspicious ministers and MPs with questionable connections with religious hardliners, convicted terrorists and other shady elements. Mr Trudeau is more concerned about himself and his party, not Canada.

On the other hand, his new National Democratic Party (NDP) contender for the 2019 election, Jagmeet Singh, seems to be deliberately mixing religion with politics to woo certain voters from the liberal camp for petty electoral gains. Unfortunately, he seems to be more focused on issues in India and the US than in Canada. He is repeatedly failing to demonstrate that he represents the whole of Canada and not just his ethnic community and the NDP Party.

Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer is a good orator but his ability to lead this great nation is rightly questioned. He often seems to be venturing into la la land with no definite objective. Words cannot win votes, but actions can.

Under these circumstances, as a proud Canadian I feel we are seriously suffering a credible leadership crisis from coast to coast as none of the big three in Canada seem to be thinking about Canada and Canadians while trapped in their personal, narrow voter-appeasement box.

SAIKAT KUMAR BASU Canada