Prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau has responded to an open letter from a British Columbia woman that went viral on Facebook earlier this week.
In the letter posted on her Facebook page, Casandra Fletcher introduces herself as āan average West Coast, middle class mom voterā who voted strategically for the Liberal Party on Monday.
She wrote that she cast her ballot with āa pit in my stomachā and felt like she was āgambling my life away.ā
Fletcher made a ātop tenā list for Trudeau, saying she hopes he can ādo a few thingsā as prime minister after she and āmillions of other Canadiansā cast their ballot āagainst the alternativeā and āout of pure rage and fear.ā
Her list included requests that Trudeau change Canadaās electoral system, rebuild Canadaās name on the world stage, protect the countryās natural resources, and support science.
Hey Justin. Iām Casandra, and Iām an average west coast, middle class mom voter. You and I are the same age. I have so...
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Since it appeared on Facebook Tuesday, Fletcherās letter was shared more than 35,800 times and got more than 41,000 likes.
On his own Facebook page Friday,
āCasandra, I've read your letter with great interest and admiration,ā he wrote. āYour honesty and frank words have resonated across the country, and I take them to heart.ā
Trudeau thanked Fletcher for her vote, āno matter the reason why you marked your ballot as you did,ā and said heās focused on building a Liberal cabinet that will be unveiled on Nov. 4. He also encouraged Effe to send him āanother Top 10 sometime down the road.ā
