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Hello..... My name is Alan Robberstad I am a Canadian. One voter
out of millions of Canadian voters.


Paul Martin is no friend of mine. Liberal governments have not made
my life any better. Liberal governments have made the future worse
for my children.


Jean Chretien and the Liberal Party became Prime Minister many years
ago. Guess who was the Liberal Finance Minister.....Paul
Martin...LEST WE FORGET


Since 1993:
(1) My taxes have increased.
(2) My family's share of the national debt has increased.
(3) My personal expenses have increased.
(4) My waiting time to see a doctor has increased.
(5) My concerns for my family's safety have increased.
My costs to educate my children have increased.
(7) Government interference in my life has increased.
My personal debt has increased.
(9) My income has stayed more or less the same.
(10) My savings have decreased.
(11) The buying power of my dollar, in Canada, has decreased.
(12) The value of my dollar, in the U.S., has decreased.
(13) My trust of elected officials has decreased.
(14) My trust in the justice system has decreased.
(15 )My trust in the immigration system has decreased.
(16) My hope that a Liberal won't waste my tax dollars has
decreased.
(17 )My dreams for a better future for my kids, in Canada, have
disappeared.


That is my story since the Liberals came to power.


I am not voting for Paul Martin's Liberals. I am voting against Paul
Martin and his Liberal Party in January.


I am voting for Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party.


Do I like the Conservatives? Not particularly......I don't really
like Politics. I am not political by nature. I am not passionate
about politics. I am a middle age guy (48). I live in a small house
on a fairly quiet street in Edmonton. I have a wife, Kathy, and two
children (ages 19 and 17). I have no pets. I am a middle class man.
I don't usually say too much.


Until now.


Now I am going to say something!


In 35 of the past 37 years, Canada has been ruled by:
(1) Pierre Trudeau - a multi-millionaire lawyer from Quebec.
(2) Brian Mulroney - a multi-millionaire lawyer from Quebec.
(3) Jean Chretien - a multi-millionaire lawyer from Quebec.
(4) And some people want me to vote for Paul Martin???? - a multi-
millionaire lawyer from Quebec???


The leader of the Conservative party, Stephen Harper, is:
(1) Not a lawyer.
(2) Not a multi-millionaire.
(3) Not from Quebec.


Stephen Harper says that the Conservative party will:
(1) Reduce my taxes.
(2) Pay off the national debt as fast as they can.
(3) Shrink the size and influence of the federal government.


That's good enough for me. I'm going to give the Conservative party
a chance with my vote.


But wait! Paul Martinis now saying the same thing. My mother told me
forty years ago: "Fool me once - shame on you. Fool me twice - shame
on me!"


The Liberals have had 34 years to be financially responsible.
Remember, Jean Chretien was Trudeau's Finance Minister. Remember
also, Paul Martin was Jean Chretien's Finance Minister These people
have been raising my taxes for thirty four years. They have been mis-
spending my tax dollars for 34 years.


34 years!


And now Paul Martin says he'll stop taxing and spending. No way.


Thank you for reading my story so far!


Why am I telling my story to you?


Although I feel alone, I know that I am not alone. Your story may be
similar to mine. And you may also feel alone. One small voter in the
midst of millions of voters.


What can you and I do together to change things?


Here is my idea: Lets you and I join up together. Just you and I.
Together. As a small team of two.


How can you and I fight a huge political machine?


You and I have two things that we can use:
(1) Our individual personal connections.
(2) The Internet.


The Internet is supposed to be this globalizing tool, right? Let's
put it to use.


I have 27 Canadians in my personal e-mail address book. I am sending
this e-mail to each of them.



I'm asking you to do two things:


(1) Forward this e-mail to every Canadian in your own address book.
(2) Vote against Paul Martin and the Liberal Party in January.


Vote for the Conservative candidate in your riding.


I have probably written this e-mail too late. As I said I am not
politically adroit. I feel like Peter Finch, in the 1976
movie "Network", when he shouted: "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going
to take this anymore!"


Please, forward the e-mail RIGHT NOW!!


I hope the Internet is as fast as some people claim it is.


This may not work. This e-mail may "fizzle out" and go nowhere. But
you and I will have tried, won't we have?


My best wishes to you. My best wishes to Canadians everywhere.


My thanks to David Stokes from Toronto He actually wrote this just
(5) days before the last federal election. "Fool me
once - shame on you. Fool me twice - shame on me!"


Regards
Alan Robberstad
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