Though the chances of you reading this are slim, I write to you in hopes that you will read this email. I wish to express to you how deeply sadden I am by the wedge that our current Prime Minister has driven into this country.
While he has managed to stave off another election by asking you to grant him prorogation in Parliament, I fear that the anti-Quebec sentiments that he has struck has awaken a national backlash in Quebec. This will partition the country for years to come and possibly result in the outcome of a very different Canada in the future.
I am also deeply sadden by your decision to prorogue Parliament. I cannot help but somehow feel that democracy has failed in this country. Understandably, prorogation might have been the preferred choice, as it seems the safer than permitting an unpopular coalition to go forth or prompting another costly election. However, I fear that this will set an unjust precent in future years. It seems that should a Prime Minister ever, in face of a looming defeat of a democratic vote in the House of Commons, wish to prolong his or her term, the Queen's Representative can rightfully grant them prorogation. Democracy in Canada has changed.
Most Canadians are sadden by the current impasse that has seized Parliament. However, your decision to allow the Prime Minister to avoid a democratic process is one that disappoints the most.
Sincerely,
