Here we go again! Matt MacFarlane, the self-appointed saviour of PEI, spewing alarmist, self-serving nonsense to boost his leadership bid. His latest attack on Premier Rob Lantz for proroguing the legislature is nothing more than political posturing from someone who has never had to run a business, create a job, or make a tough political decision in his life.
The truth is, Lantz had this job thrust upon him last week. Unlike MacFarlane, who has spent his time throwing stones from the sidelines, Lantz has a real responsibility to get up to speed and make informed decisions, especially with Trump’s looming tariffs threatening our economy. This is not the time for political theatrics; it’s time for serious leadership.
MacFarlane claims that proroguing the legislature is some sort of scandal. What nonsense! PEI doesn’t need more grandstanding and meaningless committee meetings. We need a unified strategy to deal with the very real threat to our exports and industries. Does MacFarlane seriously think yelling across the aisle in the House is what’s going to protect PEI from a U.S. trade war? Give me a break.
This is the problem with the Green Party under candidate MacFarlane’s brand of leadership: It’s all about manufactured outrage, regulatory overreach, and a fantasy vision of PEI that has no basis in reality. His goal isn’t to solve problems, it’s to create distractions and paint himself as a hero to a small group of Islanders who think we can regulate our way back to a simpler time that never actually existed.
Many may be surprised to hear me say that I wish the Green Party would get its shit together. But the fact is that if they actually spoke clearly about their core issue (protecting our environment sustainably) we would have a lot to agree on. Right now it appears that a handful of backroom staff operatives are trying to set MacFarland up to lead even before the membership gets its say. Now that Hannah Bell has entered the race, MacFarlane’s points of view should not be the official Green position. Are they deliberately undermining Bell, the way they did with former Green MLA Ole Hammerlund? This just proves that these people are not qualified to govern.
Islanders don’t need more backroom politics, red tape, ideological grandstanding, or pointless distractions. We need leadership that understands sustainable economics, speaks for all Islanders, and is prepared to address the real-world consequences of global trade. MacFarlane and the Greens can keep posturing for votes; the rest of us need actual solutions.