Dear Editor,
As a former Langley resident, it is a bit shocking to see a recall campaign under way for House Speaker Darryl Plecas. The argument for this recall is that he was “elected as a Liberal and is not sitting as one.”
Regardless of political stripe, no doubt most voters would see it as a privilege to have their representative as speaker, a role that requires absolute fairness. That he chose to sit as an independent is even better. He is proving his worth in uncovering the culture of privilege that has infested the office and trying to set it right.
When voters elect someone, regardless of party, they have the right to expect that they will be fair and honourable.
When money laundering goes on, it should not be ignored. When big money rather than the welfare of citizens takes precedence as the basis for policy, as it has for the past several years, it has to stop.
Congratulations to Speaker Plecas for leaving a party where he would have been expected to condone and defend these things.
The citizens of his constituency should be grateful.
Shirley McBride, Victoria