Dear Justin - A Poem by Dave Jaffe

                  Dear Justin

     Dear Mr. Prime Minister
     Be Justin the Just
      Not Justin the Arrogant.
       Remember
     That Quebec is not the only province in Canada
     And that other provinces sometimes get angy too.
     (But they don't threaten to secede).
   
     Don't forget
     The 325 promises you made
     During tense election days.
     Don't break most of them
     At once or immediately.

     Listen to the old wise men of the Liberal Party.
     Whose heads are wreathed
      With cynicism arrogance and power.
     But remember
     The young people who voted for you
     Their hands full of hope
     As they cast their ballots.
     Think of the homeless and the poorest
     Laying their creased faces down on sidewalks
     Or in crowded shelters
     Day after day
     Night after night.
   
      And don't forget
     The 149 Indian reserves
     That have to boil their water.
      Didn't your mother
      Once campaign
      For clean water around the world?
      Shouldn't you do the same for our First Nations?
     
      And don't end your time at 24 Sussex Drive
      In an orgy of patronage
      As your father did.

    Be wise, be compassionate.
    be Justin the Just.