Saturday, May 10, 2008

More Conservative Shennanigans, Part Deux

Well, the Con MP in a neighbouring riding never got back to me last week regarding propaganda mailings I've been receiving from him for a while now (story here), so I am going to send the following email to my actual MP, NDP member, Alex Atamanenko, and ask him what he thinks. I hope I receive a timely reply, though yes, I realize MPs are busy and that Parliament is in session.

Dear Mr. Atamanenko,

I am writing because, as a constituent living in Rossland, I am curious about why a Conservative MP, namely X of K Riding, is sending mailings to people outside of his constituency.

At least a few times a month I receive what appears to be Conservative propaganda in my mailbox. Most recently, it was a black & white flier entitled "Tackling Crime, Protecting our Children." It included a referendum-type question ("Do you support the Conservative government's plan to raise the age of protection to 16 years?") with YES or NO boxes to tick for replying, and then you could detach this and send it to X's Parliament Hill address. There was no indication on the flier what constituency X represents.

I am just wondering if it is common practice for MPs to send mailings to people outside of their constituency, and I wonder why we in BC Souther Interior are getting Conservative propaganda from a neighbouring MP in our mail.

Thank you for your time,

WC.

I'll keep y'all posted.

5 backtalkers:

archiearchive said...

It could be that he is trying to help a fellow con who intends standing against your member at the next election.

Wandering Coyote said...

Entirely possible as our Con candidate probably needs all the help he can get. However, I would like to know from my own MP, or someone in the know, if this is a typical practice.

Gardenia said...

What is the age of protection?

And good for you, to blow the cover on this guy's shenanigans - I mean it doesn't seem ethical, does it?

Wandering Coyote said...

Gardenia: age of protection = age of consent, which is currenly 14 years old in Canada. I am not opposed to raising it to 16 (think of that Mormon sect I was writing about...No more marrying girls off at 14), I just don't understand why this guy is mailing ME this stuff!

tweetey30 said...

That is what they need out there. More protection for the kids but why send out of the guys district.. You are right there..