Top 10 election takeaways
'Build, baby, build'
Questions swirl for NDP
Voter turnout hit 68%
Falling short in Ontario
A short-lived government?
Trump marks 100 days
Billions for deportations
A new fighter jet mission
Industry strikes hopeful tone
Trump to help automakers
Estimating the impact 
Could Rose be reinstated?
Vees playoff series schedule
Vees heading to finals
Housewives reboot unlikely
Ramsay struggles fame
Alba 'wants to feel loved'
The federal election has been called.
It’s no surprise that pundits and some politicians are questioning Prime Minister Mark Carney’s timing (In the middle of a trade war) mere days after calling him out for being unelected and therefore unsuitable to deal with an existential crisis brought on by a neighbouring bully who starting a the trade war.
All our political party leaders are going to make impossible promises, as usual, and they are all going to tongue-lash their opponent’s views and policies, again as usual. We’ve come to expect that and we’ve never been disappointed.
This time, instead of empty rhetoric, can we at least ask our (would-be) representatives and their party leaders one simple question? How?
By all means let’s end homeless, lower prices, build a strong military, toughen our legal system, save the environment, make housing affordable, and while we’re at it, promote reconciliation, promote inclusivity, make the dollar strong, pay down our debt and get a Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup. And a thousand other things
But how? Are there some new ideas that haven’t been discussed and/or tried? Where’s the money going to come from? Is it a local, regional, provincial or federal responsibility to do whatever? Which pocket is being picked (or which debt is being grown) to finance that project?
Taxpayers have only one pocket. We don’t want to sow dissent, and we don’t care for politicians who thrive on fear (a.k.a. U.S. President Donald) Trump but ladies and gentlemen, just get to work.
What I’d dearly love to see is simple—vote for the best candidate in the riding, and send him or her to Ottawa with one clear message—work it out. Stop backbiting and backstabbing and co-operate. If someone from across the floor has a better idea, adopt it. Stop putting party politics ahead of the people who put you in office and pay your salaries.
Please, no more committees to discuss the viability of convening a constructive discussion to investigate the ramifications inherent in actually doing something. Just do what we pay you to do.
Gary Lynch
