A UCP canvasser visited our home a few weeks ago. He greeted us politely, introduced himself, and said, ‘I am guessing from the sign on your lawn that you won’t be voting for us’. We agreed; he bade us farewell. Our sign says “PROTECT PUBLIC EDUCATION” and he recognized that his party had nothing in their platform or performance record to offer us.
Down the street, the same canvasser, upon discovering that our neighbour is a healthcare professional, said ‘I am guessing that you won’t be voting for us’. Again, nothing to offer anyone who cares about a strong healthcare system, especially for someone who works within the system and is well aware of how it is functioning.
A flyer in our mailbox from the UCP boldly declares ‘Albertans will get the healthcare they deserve’. Rather an ominous statement from the UCP when their leader confidently describes “cancer being preventable and ‘completely within your control’ until the disease reaches Stage 4.” Wow, apparently several of my beloved family members and friends couldn’t control their cancer and got what they deserved?
I choose these examples from a multitude of quotes and evidence that demonstrate unequivocally that Danielle Smith, and the party who elected her as leader, cannot be trusted.
Joan Tod, St. Albert
