NDP the wrong choice for Albertans

Editor:

Like many I voted emotionally in 2015 opting for the NDP. I’ve regretted that ever since. Working with local business leaders and owners, we watched our economy tumble. In four years, the number of people and investors leaving our province was shocking. After seeing colleagues lose their jobs and hardworking friends lose their homes, I vowed never vote NDP again.

Currently Alberta is leading the country economically with budget surpluses, high investments and people flocking to Alberta. We are the envy of other provinces. While considering your vote, get informed, read this article from 2016: https://torontosun. com/2016/06/26/alberta-ndp-making-abad-situation-worse “A once proud economic gem of a province is being ravaged by incompetent NDP policy decisions”. It was sad to see. In 2015 Lethbridge had two NDP representative, Fitzpatrick, and Phillips.

Ask yourself, what did Lethbridge get out of that representation. The expansion to the university, the technology campus at the Lethbridge College and the expansion to the Regional Hospital were all approved by the previous government. Before 2015 the city council received funding to expand the industrial area which brought on Cavendish Farms and many other new businesses.

What did Lethbridge get from the NDP government? The drug consumption site is the only thing that comes to mind. Along with that came the crime - just ask any business along 2nd Avenue South.

Right now, we must focus on the cost of living. However, your government will not be able to help if the economy is not flourishing. With this in mind, I can’t believe Albertans would hand over the best performing province to the worst performing NDP government. Who do you think Justin Trudeau would like to win? By the way, I recall Rob Miyashiro ran as a Liberal candidate in 2011, why the change.

Tom Burns Lethbridge