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Brennan's Letter and Essay To Stephane Dion
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Dear Mr. Stephane Dion,
Please let me introduce myself. My name is Brennan Wong and I am 11 years old. I am a Grade 6 student at Crosby Heights Public School in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
I followed the recent election very closely and I am disappointed that your Green Shift plan was not better understood by the voters. My father asked me to write down my feelings in an essay about the election and the results. He helped edit and correct my grammar and spelling.
I would like to share this with you, and although you may not agree with everything I wrote, it is the way I truly feel.
This election has probably been stressful for you but I think you should stay in politics. You have the courage to deal with tough problems and also the honesty to ask ordinary people to make sacrifices.
My father told me that you helped Prime Minister Chrétien keep our country together when Quebec tried to separate from Canada. He also told me about the Clarity Act, and how some people in your own province turned against you. I just want you to know that more people are proud of you for doing the right thing.
I have posted the essay (also attached) on a website called www.worldnewscorporation.com which I created last year to discuss the news with my friends at school and to support a charity called Free the Children.
Good luck in all your future endeavours! I hope you continue to serve our country.
Sincerely,
Brennan Wong
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Essay To Mr. Stephane Dion
If Stephane Dion ever wanted to become a successful politician, he would first have to know how to lie. Stephane probably lost this election because he always told the truth. All the other parties made lies about what they would do for you when you vote for them, which helped those parties increase the number of seats they got. Stephane cost the Liberal Party many seats because he failed to clearly explain the benefits of his Green Shift plan, and at the same time he was too truthful about its cost.
For example, on the issue of carbon tax, he said that there would be a $100 added to your taxes if you go over 1 kilogram of carbon emissions. With that on everyone?s mind, no person would vote for him. They would need that money to spend on something else. Also, he probably lost because Stephen Harper finally cracked the Liberal strongholds in Ontario. Alberta is always Conservative, which means that the Liberals have to fight harder in all the other provinces/territories.
I do feel that Stephane Dion is a weak leader because of the stubbornness in his character. It has been proven a number of times that a trustworthy leader will have a hard time becoming prime minister. Without the ability to tell the truth artfully, there was absolutely no way the Liberals could win. However, losing an election does not mean you are a bad person. Take Stephane as an example. He lost the election, but he isn?t the liar that most politicians are. He has been honest about his policies, which helps the voter understand the ?real issues?. He never says, ?Vote for me or you or your country will go down the drain?. He never treats the other leaders with disrespect. He does not want the Canadian Army to get bogged down in Afghanistan. He is probably the most trustworthy leader in the history of Canadian politics.
In sad conclusion, I think it is possible that the people did not elect Stephane Dion because of his honesty. Many voters who relied on misleading campaign ads to inform them about the issues were attracted to the Conservatives. Stephane Dion had the courage to propose a controversial energy policy to tackle the difficult issues of global warming, energy self-sufficiency and environmental protection. Unfortunately, he placed too much faith in the voters to rise above self-interest and consider the good of the country.
If Stephane Dion had been able to explain his policies clearly, he might have been able to change some minds. The carbon tax was an ambitious tax to change the energy consumption pattern to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. The Conservatives were right to challenge Dion?s policies, but they also disparaged his character and took cheap shots at him as the Liberal leader. That was an insult to any intelligent voter. Stephane Dion had a hard time explaining his policies in English which was not his native language. But he is a man of honesty, decency, integrity, foresight and courage. I think history will be much kinder to Stephane Dion.
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