Creating dysfunctional generation in Canada

DEAR EDITOR:

I am concerned about the future of Canada. By doing nothing we are turning it into a hopeless socialist state.

We are allowing more government handouts to be added to the list and taking more from the already- burdened taxpayer.

Added to the list is dental care, prescription drugs and affordable housing. Olivia Chow is concerned about a child’s toothache. That can be easily fixed by pulling the tooth. What is a much greater concern is the debt we are leaving behind for our children and grandchildren.

They will never be able to repay that in their lifetimes. They are killing the entrepreneurial spirit of this nation. They are even advocating free college education. Get real.

The NDP and Liberals are not concerned about our ailing defence system. It has been underfunded and neglected for years. What is happening in Ukraine should be a wakeup call. Why does a toothache have to trump defense spending? This is how it started in Russia, China and Cuba, with indoctrination and breakdown of resistance in society.

They are teaching our children at school already to be loafers and freeloaders. There is no recognition for the achievers and hardworking kids.

They may hurt the feelings of nonachievers if they excel.

The message we are conveying to our children is that it is OK to be lazy loafers, you will not be left behind. We are creating a dysfunctional generation.

There is a Chinese saying: if you give a man a fish he will come back to ask for more. If you teach him how to fish, you will make a worthy man out of him.

The government keeps on giving out fish because it is easier on their conscience and it promotes their agendas.

In Canada we should adopt the Singapore model for homelessness. A homeless person has to show proof of at least six hours community service for a free meal and bed at the end of the day.

They work in parks and where needed. We can use them to shovel snow for the city and highway cleanups in Canada.

I also don’t know whom to vote for, the Liberals have become too liberal and I cringe at the way they spend and waste money.

The NDP is totally socialistic and kills initiative and innovation.

The Conservatives are too conservative and harmed their image when they served coffee to the truckers in Ottawa. That is Maxine Bernier’s spiel.

They should have given Erin O’Toole a second chance. He was moderate and attracted people from the left and right. Libby Berger Penticton