Dear Editor:
Re: Goldsmith-Jones Wins West Vancouver, Oct. 21
In Jane Seyd’s article, (outgoing MP) John Weston is quoted as saying “I have some difficult (sic) understanding why such a fine record in areas of such high priority was rebuked by people.”
To assist in Mr. Weston’s understanding I would like to suggest that he have a careful read of Andrew Coyne’s (Oct. 22) article in the Vancouver Sun titled Tories Laid Low by Own Cynicism. While many columnists have provided long lists of the Harper government’s controversial and sometimes downright anti-democratic measures over the course of its mandate, Mr. Coyne gets to the root of the problem, which is a culture of “arrogance, paranoia and an obsession with control” within a framework empty of any real ideological convictions other than getting and retaining power.
If the Tories cannot understand this, even now, and move towards a different kind of culture (and politics), then I would suggest that their sojourn in the political wilderness should last a very long time.
H.A. Janssen
West Vancouver
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