On May 5, Wayde Lever, Wildrose Alliance candidate for Highlands-Norwood, visited the Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta Adult Support Group at our monthly meeting. It is a common complaint among the disabled community in Alberta that:
a) The government dosen't know or care about our issues.
b) They never listen to us anyway.
c) Is it even worth getting involved?
Wayde countered with three points of his own:
a) If you've ever complained to a citizen action center, or about a late DATS bus, you are involved.
b) If the government doesn't know or care about our issues, it is because they are unable to see them from our perspective. Wayde stressed that under a Wildrose government, an opportunity exists for us to be heard and understood.
c) The Wildrose policy as it currently stands is fluid and open to change for the better. So if we have a desire to get involved, we have a real opportunity to get in on the ground floor and help make social policy decisions in the coming decades.
It was a very informal and informative meeting, not a "vote for me and send money" pitch of any kind, and somewhat of a "coming home" for Wayde, who for many years served as the fundraising assistant for the CPAA. Thank you Wayde for your time and energy.
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Wayde is a true warrior in the fight for what's right from my experience. I am proud to say I have had a few conevrsations with Wayde and find that he has a genuine interest in making changes to our social programs that suit the people they are designed to assist.
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