Following last week's posts on victims of the Harper government's witch hunt, this mornings message in my inbox from National Liberal Fund director Adam Smith really got my attention:
Donald --
The people on Stephen Harper’s enemies list aren’t so different from you and me.
Richard Colvin. Munir Sheikh. Linda Keen. Or the rest of the dozen watchdogs and public servants the Conservatives have fired, forced out, harassed or publicly maligned since they took office.
They’re just regular Canadians, dedicated to doing their jobs the best they can. Telling the truth because it’s the right thing to do.
These distinguished Canadians had the courage to speak truth to power and were punished for it. That’s why I’m asking you to make a donation of $50 or $100, or whatever you can afford, to help us continue standing up for Canadians like these.
I'm not endorsing using this message to raise funds for the Official Opposition (it's a bit over the top) but it does fit with my long-helpd belief that the only way out of the pending crisis for democracy which is a re-elected Harper government is support for the Liberal Party. Not the NDP, no the Green Party, not any other independent candidate, not by spoiling a ballot or staying home; reality is that only the Liberals have any chance of forming an alternate government in Canada that could stop the Harper Conservatives. A vote for any other party is one the Liberals won't get and, by default, is a vote for the Conservatives.
Smith hit the nail on the head, Harper's enemies "aren't so different from you and me:.
