Dear Editor
It does seem Western Canada will never forgive Pierre for being arrogant and ignorant and are quite willing to blame the sons for the sins of the fathers. I do not belong to any political party but surely there cannot be two Pierres! Has Justin Trudeau not shown that already?
When any politician tries to brag farmers voted him in I would like to suggest he can't count. In the town where I voted, all the volunteers at the poll booths were known to me in varying degrees. Ahead of me I saw only one person who I knew going to vote. Turning around to look at the lineup, I did not see one face I recognized. I doubt if any of those people were born around here, probably not even in Saskatchewan. I expect they all voted Conservative. I know none of them were farmers.
I know of some rural municipalities further south where one can drive for hours and see no farmsteads. In most constituencies the farm and ranch voters are far out-numbered by voters from other walks of life. Most of those people do not concern themselves with what government has done to farmers. They go to buy groceries and the shelves are full.
But I almost forgot. What I've heard most since the election is, "at least the dictator is gone."
Christine Pike
Waseca
