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Forget the Leafs vs. Canadiens — this Toronto-Montreal rivalry could really elevate our game , April 15 Shawn Micallef raises a good point. Of course, Toronto can have streets made for people who walk or bike, but we have chosen to prioritize cars.
Any change to that situation is apparently in the hands of the provincial government, which only points to more of the same. Witness their moronic demolition of bike lanes. Meanwhile, we’ll enjoy Harbourfront Centre, the Bentway, the Islands, parks and ravines.
Ulla Colgrass, Toronto Goading Canadians into feeling ripped off by their taxes does not lead to unity Poilievre’s view on taxes not just wrong, it’s dangerous , April 10 It’s about time that this issue was raised during this election. I’m an 80-year-old cancer survivor who had excellent surgery in 2019 and meticulous follow up oncology care from an incredible health-care team. My family and I have been educated in first-rate schools and receive the multitude of benefits referred to in this article and much more.
All paid for with our tax dollars. When the snow falls, I don’t have to hire a snowplow. My garbage is collected weekly.
If my house were on fire, I can call the fire department and don’t have to pay a special biyearly fee as do many in the U.S. for that essential service.
If Trump has done nothing else, it has helped many Canadians appreciate what our tax dollars provide. Yet still, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre chooses to goad Canadians into feeling ripped off by their taxes. This does not lead to unity.
It leads to division and a pervasive view of the glass half empty. My glass is more than half full, and I have worked hard and paid taxes all my life. I am grateful to live in this wonderful country and hope we are never led by someone who chooses to make us ungrateful.
Fran Bazos, Newmarket Ungrateful and greedy This is a time for Canadians to pull together — not threaten to break us apart , April 14 Thank you, Capt. Andrew Patterson for you service to Canada. In contrast to retired politician Preston Manning, you make me proud to be Canadian.
I am also disgusted with a man who thinks so little of his country that he would threaten to break it up in a hissy fit over an election. The same for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. We never hear a thank you from Alberta politicians for all the decades of subsidies paid with federal tax dollars in the development of the oilsands, which pays Alberta huge royalties, and allows them to have no provincial sales taxes.
Ungrateful and greedy are the words that come to mind for both of them. Gord Deane, Mississauga What have polls or rallies got to do with actual final election results? I attended a Pierre Poilievre rally to figure out the disconnect between his large crowds but shrinking support in the polls , April 11 Andrew Phillips rightly observes that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s political rally numbers point to a path that “might well (serve to) discredit the election result in advance.” This is not only the case because it smacks of U.
S. President Donald Trump’s 2020 playbook, but also because it isn’t based on any kind of logic; what have polls or rallies got to do with actual final election results, however indicative (on a day-to-day basis)? The simple point is that irrationality and emotional associations are all that really matter in determining “reality” these days. What seems to be simply is.
Welcome to MAGA North! Enrico Cumbo, Toronto New mascot, same old tired team It’s shocking and more than a little disturbing how so many seem to believe the change in Liberal party leadership means “everything has changed” and that Mark Carney is “the only one who can stand up to Trump.” The Liberal team behind Carney is made up 90 per cent of the same individuals responsible for the disastrous and destructive policies/crises of the past 10 years: skyrocketing crime, out-of-control inflation, a desperate housing crisis, the hobbling of our energy industry and a carbon tax that has made all the necessities of life more expensive for Canadians. Re-electing Liberals will mean more of the same.
Yes, the carbon tax has been partially eliminated. The Liberals will not abolish it. They will, more likely, reimpose and increase it.
Just look at Carney’s record and his published writing. He has always been a big supporter of eco-taxes. Do you really believe the Liberals have suddenly abandoned and renounced the policies and ideology they have embraced for the last decade? They are posturing and playing upon the uncertainty and anxiety created by the sudden shift in our relations with the U.
S. in a desperate attempt to cling to power. I really hope the Canadian people are too smart to fall for it.
Garth Little, Windsor, ON Canada’s challenges are bigger than any one party Are you better off than you were four years ago? April 16 Blaming the governing Liberal party for every challenge Canadians face today is misleading. Over the past decade, Canada’s economy — like those of nearly all advanced countries — has been battered by global forces: Trump 1.0, the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain shocks, Trump 2.
0, and worldwide inflation. Yes, GDP per capita in Canada made only a modest gain from 2012 to 2022, but this reflects global trends, not just government policy. The U.
S. did better — but at what cost (see “Poverty, By America” by Matthew Desmond)? Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz and other economists argue GDP growth is a flawed measure of real success.
Long-term investments in health care, infrastructure, and education matter, and focusing only on “Am I better off than four or 10 years ago?” oversimplifies and misplaces blame. A rational vote should weigh global events, long-term planning, and issues like climate and social justice. Don’t fall for scapegoating; Canada’s challenges are bigger than any one party.
Timothy J. Kwiatkowski, London, ON NDP has a pivotal role to play in safeguarding Canadian values Canadians are about to make a choice in the upcoming election and odds either the Liberals or Conservatives will win. What needs to happen is for the NDP to make a strong showing as an opposition party to keep the eventual winners on task and honest with their decisions.
In a minority situation no matter the winner, the NDP has a pivotal role to play in safeguarding Canadian values, institutions and economy. Canada is better off with a significant NDP opposition party in play, rather than bleachers full of Liberal backbenchers. Carl Hager, Gatineau, QC Celebrities aboard Origin Blue rocket are more ballast than crew Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez jet off on a controversial trip to space.
Why their ‘glam’ getaway isn’t a giant leap for womankind , April 14 Those women were not crew by any definition of the word, much as Jeff Bezos and the women themselves would like us to believe otherwise. The terms “passenger,” “cargo,” or “ballast” would be more fitting descriptions of their role. Ellen Morrow, Toronto.
