With so much accumulated
under the bus of the Conservative Party,
the wheels appear to no longer touch the road
on certain key issues.
Like, military procurement;
Senate reform;
Aboriginal women;
Veterans’ Affairs…
Little wonder
it’s the first party
to use an airplane
this election campaign.
(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, examines current events in the Blacklock’s tradition each and every Sunday)