A minority government would be best for the province LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Editor:

It is election time again in Alberta and we will be casting our ballots at the end of May. Hopefully, as the electorate, we have been doing our due diligence by researching our candidates to see if they align with our vision of Alberta, moving forward.

Also, do they have the same concerns that we as individuals have about our future? For me, I have some concerns with the leadership ability of Danielle Smith of the UCP party.

She has made some outlandish statements in the past since being elected party leader but more than that, it is the fact that she is backed by the Take Back Alberta movement and its members have infiltrated the UCP party. Smith may rule the roost at this point but the leader of the TBA movement, David Parker and his members rule the rooster.

Because of the TBA ideology and control, the UCP party is moving to the extreme right of center and I do not feel that is in the best interests of Albertans.

In an article I read in the CBC news, David Parker talks about how he was instrument in removing Jason Kenney because he did not like how Kenney handled the covid pandemic and how he was able to get Danielle Smith elected.

He likes her because she shares his libertarian views. So, with electing UCP candidates at the end of May, are they going to be representing us in the Alberta government or are they there to promote the TBA agenda?

And if David Parker does not like what our elected representative is saying or doing, will that representative be forced to accept the narrative or step down?

Most Albertans have a concern with health care so let us not forget that the UCP were instrumental telling our health care professionals that they are being overpaid and that changes need to be made. That caused a great deal of concern and now coupled with the effects of the pandemic, we suffer from the lack of these same health professionals.

The NDP are promising some big-ticket items if elected, not unlike the UCP but they have a history of paying no mind to the deficit. This ideology may work for awhile during high oil prices but we all know this commodity cycles up and down quite frequently. Social programs are great but we need to also be able to afford them. And how can we forget the SCS in our city. We may never recoup from that.

It may appear like a two-party race in Alberta, however there are alternative parties out there to choose from if we approach this election with an open mind and consider how electing members from one of these alternative parties may serve us better in the long run.

I am in favour of a minority government now because I do not feel comfortable with a majority UCP or NDP government. We, the people, need make sure our government does not spiral out of our vision of acceptable government like it has in the past.

Kent Perry

Lethbridge