Open letter to MP Gray

An open letter to Tracy Gray:  

In this time of crisis, please leave behind the partisan rhetoric on your website.  Don't look only to rally red supporters by sniping at Liberals about tax cuts and MP salaries.  This partisanship is sadly divisive and even destructive.  I urge you to become a real leader for the whole community and for Canada.  Show that you care about us all regardless of our political stripe -- red, blue, green or orange.   In this time of crisis,  politics just doesn't matter.

Our children understand this. Kids have chalked the crucial message of the pandemic on the sidewalks of Kettle Valley and elsewhere:  "We are all in this together." We all want everyone to come through this perilous time as best we can. Show that you understand that rising above partisanship in this time of struggle is what real leaders must do.

Today our government urged all Canadians to support their local food banks. Making sure everyone who needs food gets it is key to the well-being of struggling Canadians-- and every one of us can contribute.  As our local MP, you can lead the way.

Write an open letter to every MP in every constituency across Canada. Tell them how much you are donating to our local food bank from your salary as an MP. Invite them to do likewise in their own communities. And realize what a difference this can make to so many Canadians right across Canada!

Please show that you can rise above the instinct to score political points and do what's best for us all.  We need open hearts and generous minds to get through this crisis together.

We really are in it all together.
 

Diane Eaton