MP'S SPEAKING UP ON MORAL ISSUES:

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: BOLD STANDS REWARDED

by Sven Eric Johnson
Winnipeg Free Press, October 27 2008

I recently read a newspaper article about how the Conservative party did not gain a majority government this time. It might be due to having left some social issues, such as abortion and same sex marriage, undiscussed during the past federal election.

This theory , I believe, can be backed up by the voter turn out with Rod Bruinooge’s landslide victory in the Winnipeg South area. Bruinooge took the seat by a 4,000 votes in what used to be known Liberal territory. Not a bad margin, seeing that throughout his campaign he made it clear that he was taking a pro-life stand if he got elected. It seems to me that it was a good selling point, seeing how in the previous election he won against his Liberal opponent with only 111 votes.

So the question stands, would the Conservatives have won a majority had they spoken up on such issues as these? Nobody knows for sure, but I think if you look around at all those who boldly took a stand on these issues, you’ll probably notice that they are going to be pulling up a chair when it comes time for the House to sit again.

SVEN ERIC JOHNSON
Canwood, SK