LETTER: Criticism of PM’s vacation ‘unnecessary and unfair’

LETTER: Criticism of PM’s vacation ‘unnecessary and unfair’

Conservatives should as an alternative adhere to ‘successful’ strategies, claims letter writer/previous Conservative cupboard minister

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The once-a-year feeding frenzy of the nationwide media, joined afterwards by the Conservative bash, with regard to the prime minister’s Xmas trip is needless and unfair in the circumstance of the countrywide media and distracting from the effective Conservative message in the case of the Conservative celebration.

The national media executed its once-a-year dissection of the prime minister’s Xmas holiday vacation. That was performed the to start with 7 days following they ended up back from their own prolonged Xmas holidays. How hypocritical.

The key minister takes an annual vacation. As a former cabinet minister, I know how tough a prime minister, of any bash, is effective. They are entitled to a Christmas holiday to recharge their batteries and delight in spouse and children time. In addition, he has no control more than the RCMP’s security provisions.

The current stop by to Jamaica by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was reviewed by the ethics commissioner to make sure that the conflict of desire and ethics codes had been adopted. Evidently, the Prime Minister’s Business initially said, “The primary minister and his relatives were being staying with loved ones friends at no expense.” That was subsequently amended to “staying at a area owned by loved ones pals,” not that they were being being with the spouse and children.

Prime Minister Trudeau is independently wealthy from family members funds. He stayed at a resort owned by a family members mate. He reimbursed the authorities for the equal of the value of professional flights, but the lodging in Jamaica was cost-free.

I have adopted Conservative Michael Barrett for the duration of his time in politics and I am impressed with the way he handles himself. Not so this time.

Barrett mentioned that the simple fact that Trudeau was gifted this kind of an high priced vacation “could fairly be witnessed as being intended to influence a federal government head.” Whether or not or not that is legitimate, in my impression, Barrett is forgetting what former primary minister John Diefenbaker once mentioned: “When you are looking moose, you do not go chasing rabbit tracks.”

The Conservative get together has had a very effective summer months and slide keeping the govt to account on problems such as inflation, affordability and housing. Community viewpoint polls exhibit that their techniques have been successful. Why fluctuate from the concept?

Doug Lewis
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Orillia