Our country has been conditioned to believe that people with degrees are automatically better than thOur country has been conditioned to believe that people with degrees are automatically better than the rest of us, that only the “educated class” deserves to make decisions about our country. We have been taught to think that because we put on our uniforms, open our vendor stalls, fill up our buses, or strap on our boots, we are somehow less qualified than the Top 1% who sit in air-conditioned offices and read papers all day.
If you truly believe that, then the problem is not education; it is your lack of confidence. A degree does not define wisdom, character, or leadership. For decades, the Top 1% has convinced us that they alone know what is best for Dominica.
- Roosevelt Skerrit, with his Psychology and English degrees, used to manipulate our people.
- To Thomson Fontaine with his Economics degree that failed in South Sudan.
- To Joshua Francis and his Law degree.
- And even to Bernard Hurtault and his Economic Development degree.
And because we allowed them to feel superior, they developed an attitude of entitlement, each one looking down at us, insulting us, treating us as if our struggles are insignificant… yet still expecting our votes every five years. That is the madness of our politics. I am different.
- I do not believe that I am better than anyone.
- I do not believe leadership is reserved only for the elite.
- I welcome and encourage anyone who loves Dominica to step forward, run for leadership and Parliament and stand with us.
The Dominica Reform Party needs to be made up of real people, people who struggle.
- When the price of food goes up, I feel it too.
- When gas rises, I feel it too.
- I do not and can not shrug it off as “just a few extra dollars.”
- I live the same hardships as ordinary Dominicans every day, because I am an ordinary Dominican.
I am not a privileged academic elite, sitting in an office somewhere. I am one of you. A mother, a wife, a provider, a woman who raised her family through sacrifice and hard work, not political privilege.
- I walk among you in Roseau.
- You have seen me.
- Many of you have spoken to me.
- I listen. I understand. I struggle honestly and quietly, the same way you do.
My motherly instinct is the driving force behind my leadership. Just like any mother who protects her children, I feel a deep responsibility to protect our homeland, to care for Dominica the same way I care for my own family.
My heart aches not only for our homeland of Dominica, but for all of us, for a nation that has been neglected, divided and disrespected by every political party that has failed our people. I want to restore our Mother of Valleys and Volcanoes to what she once was, a country of pride, dignity, fairness and opportunity for all. And beside me stands my husband.
- A man of strong principles and unshakable moral conviction.
- A man who defends Dominica at home and abroad.
- He believes in Dominica, defends Dominica, fights for Dominica and stands firmly with our people and with our people.
I could be any one of the thousands of hardworking Dominicans that these elite party leaders look down on every day while begging for your vote. That is why I understand you. Why I understand your struggle and why I understand what our Mother of Valleys and Volcanoes truly needs. Because I do not just care about winning an election. I care about healing our mom and her country, full of family.
Dominica needs someone who loves our Mother of Valleys and Volcanoes deeply. Someone humble, grounded and willing to sacrifice for the good of all. Someone with a mother’s heart, strong, protective, compassionate and fearless. That is the kind of leader the Dominica Reform Party offers to our people and our Mother of Valleys and Volcanoes. And that person is me.
