To the editor,
The polls are in, and NDP Leader Darrell Dexter has taken a large drop in the polls. Darrell should not be surprised. He broke so many promises and did not even try to make good on most of them. The few that he seemed to have kept at all, he negated by other actions. A good example is the HST he removed from the electric bills. He replaced it with another tax.
Traditionally when a new government takes power, they bring new ideas and a new way of doing business to the table, with a fresh look and style. They are a competent party, abreast of the problems. They have new solutions, and they are staffed with qualified people, people eager and ready to work as a TEAM. A party usually takes a few years to lose the people’s trust. Darrell managed to do it in one year.
All the NDP has done since in power is buy time with our money. An expert for health care – I thought this was the health minister’s job. A panel of experts for finances – this should be the finance minister’s job. What did the NDP shadow cabinet do during those years to get ready for government, when they knew they would win? Were they playing Sudoku games?
They call it a learning curve. The only problem is when you look at other provinces that the NDP governed: their learning curve cost them dearly. The people of Ontario and B.C are still hurting from their learning curve. How long will this learning curve last?
Let’s not forget Dexter was sitting when we had two minority governments – governments which he supported. These governments tried to operate under the harassing behaviour of the NDP, condemning the very things they themselves are now implementing.
This is not a government that had a plan or a direction for our province. We should not be surprised with Darrel Dexter. Dexter’s experience was as a councillor, with no experience in running a province, combined with an inexperienced team that had no idea on how they would solve the province’s financial debt.
There is one promise that I hope Darrell never keeps. He said he would cut one per cent off the health care. How many doctors, nurses and hospital beds would that be?
The polls are in and Mr. Dexter is no longer the shining star Mr. Dexter.
François Rochon, Westville
