6 • THURSDAY, August 12. 2021
VIEWPOINT
www.merrittherald.com
GOVERNMENT
ALBAS: Will there be an election?
If you follow the rumours out of Ottawa, it has been reported that the Prime Minister will request DAN ALBAS our new VIEW FROM Governor THE HILL General, Mary Simon, dissolve Parliament and call an election. If that were the case this would be my final weekly MP report to you as it would be inappropriate to distribute weekly reports as a political candidate as opposed to being an elected official. Will there be an election? From my perspective I believe public safety must come first. As many regions of Canada are reporting an increase in COVID outbreaks related to the Delta variant, an election call would carry serious risk for a sitting Prime Minister, even in a minority Parliament. The leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh, wrote to the Governor General to ask that a request to grant an election from the Prime Minister not be granted. The leader of the NDP has further pointed out that the minority Liberal Government has never once failed a confidence vote in the House of Commons that would trigger an election. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has argued that both the Conservative and NDP opposiSee ‘PUBLIC’ Page 7 tion parties
Publisher Theresa Arnold publisher@merrittherald.com 250-378-4241
MERRITT HERALD
Tristan Sabyan Students, parents, and teachers: submit your art to newsroom@merrittherald.com for a chance to be featured each week! Submissions are printed on a first come, first serve basis.
Editor Jake Courtepatte newsroom@merrittherald.com 250-378-4241
Reporter Morgan Hampton reporter@merrittherald.com 250-378-4241
Sales Representative Office Administrator Ken Couture kcouture@aberdeenpublishing.com 250-378-4241 Making Advertising Work For You.
2090 Granite Ave., PO Box 9, Merritt, B.C. Phone (250) 378-4241 Fax (250) 378-6818
Copyright subsists in all display advertising in this edition of the Merritt Herald. Permission to reproduce in any form, must be obtained in writing from the publisher.
This Merritt Herald is a member of the National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent organization established to deal with acceptable journalistic practices and ethical behaviour. If you have concerns about editorial content, please contact newsroom@merrittherald.com or call (250) 378-4241. If you are not satisfied with the response and wish to file a formal complaint, visit the web site at www.mediacouncil.ca or call toll-free 1-844-877-1163 for additional information.
