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Bullying isn't leadership

To The Editor:

Bullying: to treat abusively (using harsh insulting language). Bullying is a major issue within Canadian school systems. It is apparently also a key issue in our federal elections.

We see evidence of bullying, especially within television advertising. Stephen Harper is a bad leader? Maybe he is, but perhaps instead of misleading comments the leaders should spend those 30 seconds of national air time describing instead why they would be a good, strong leader. Maybe then we would have an election with informed voters.

Stéphane Dion isn't a leader? Well then how are you fit to lead this country? Show me what you stand for; instead of lying, fear mongering and misleading the media.

It doesn't take a national leader to find back-stabbing.

For instance, in the Oct. 4 Times & Transcript, Brian Murphy is quoted as saying: "You won't get roughed up at our meeting. You're welcome to come and discuss things with our leader . . . You take some chances at the other place," among other things. Perhaps Murphy should have showed up and noticed that there was no strip search, no military men, and Harper was having great discussions with people. I would like to know why Mr. Murphy felt he needed to mislead the media to encourage people to choose the Liberal assembly over the Conservative one.

My plea to the political leaders is to stop trying to put the other guy down. Let me know how you are going to deliver, and do it. Stop pushing others down to get to the top.

I don't want to raise my children in a country where our leaders rely on bullying to get seats.

That is not strong leadership.

Amy Kirsten Jones,

Moncton