Editor, The News:
Re: Is coalition a dirty word? (Letters, March 30).
Definition of coalition: a union of individuals, persons or parties for a common cause.
So, no it’s not a dirty word, just an erroneous one to use for this situation.
If there is a word that describes a union of individuals, persons or parties to further their separate agendas, this would be more appropriate.
Their only common cause is to get rid of a political opponent.
One party of the coalition does not even want to be part of Canada and the other has Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff. Need we say more?
Okay, none of the three coalition parties can stand alone in a popular vote.
But the Conservatives do.
More Canadians supported the policies of the Conservatives than any one other party.
Three unelected parties joining up to defeat an elected government is odious, especially when the three are diametrically opposed.
The picture of Jack Layton, Gilles Duceppe and Mr. Ignatieff smiling and shaking hands a while back gave shivers. How hypocritical.
Get out and vote. Democracy rules.
Cherryl Katnich
Maple Ridge