Some Richmondites scratched their heads this week after receiving 2019 calendars in the mail from their member of parliament Alice Wong nearly two months into the year.
A few took to social media, questioning the usefulness of getting a calendar for the year in February. Others were displeased at the federal money spent on the late calendars.
A spokesperson from Wong’s constituency office told the Richmond News the calendars are one form of “householder,” or mail that MPs can send to communicate to their constituents four times per fiscal year.
“Admittedly, it was a couple weeks later than we actually wanted to get it to them out,” said Sacha Peter.
Peter said they submitted the documents to the House of Commons on Jan. 14, but from there it’s up to staff in Ottawa to execute the mail-out. The month-long delay before Richmondites received the calendars was outside their control, he said.
The calendar is one of several templates that all 338 MPs have access to. Another common form of householder is a letter written by an MP to constituents. Included with all householders is an offer for residents to write their MP, with free postage, about issues and concerns they may have.
Images in the calendar include Wong at various events in and around her Richmond constituency, as well as photos of the city.
