Medicine Hat News

We need an election, Mr. Premier

- Jim Walker Calgary

Dear editor,

Sadly, the pandemic has exposed two ugly truths that exist with our elected officials.

Firstly, double standards do exist with our elected officials — which is a no-no at the best of times.

Secondly, our premiers in Canada are disconnect­ed from the populace.

The double standards I refer to are the internatio­nal MLA travellers. Their utter disregard for their own guidelines serves only to illustrate the indifferen­ce they have for you, me and their Premier. These self-serving individual­s have brought disgrace to their constituen­ts, the medical profession, to all Albertans and most importantl­y, to themselves. They are basically ‘inept.’

Our premier stated, “Albertans want real consequenc­es for their actions.” Well, Mr. Premier, a slap on the wrist is not a real consequenc­e. I resent these people remaining on the payroll and being overpaid with my tax dollars. Hello, Biff, Biff — do you hear me?

We need an election, Mr. Premier. Only then will Albertans tell you what they really want. You owe that to us. Call an election today.

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