Editor:
I have lived in Avening for the majority of my adult life. I did not grow up here but have always felt welcome. Over the years I made many friends and many more acquaintances. While we may have different political leanings – some fly blue flags, others red, my neighbour up the road flies a green one – we share a deep sense of community even when we don’t quite see eye to eye.
Kelly Leitch’s opportunistic, polarizing and divisive rhetoric does not reflect my experience in this community. As Dr. Leitch attempts to assert herself as a credible candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada she continues to misrepresent this riding. Sadly, because of her, we in Simcoe-Grey are being painted as ignorant, intolerant and spiteful. This is not who we are, and it is upsetting that Dr. Leitch is slandering our big-hearted commitment to inclusivity and community in order to forward her political aspirations.
Leitch does not represent my Simcoe-Grey, she is #NOTMYMP.
Mark Ruzylo,
Avening.