Letters to the Editor, March 4, 2024

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ALBERTA ADVANTAGE

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If Justin Trudeau wants to really help Ukraine beyond his photo opportunity appearances, then he can take the federal handcuffs off Alberta’s energy industries. Do ‘everything’ to allow Alberta to thrive. Just as Alberta has shared its wealth with Canada more so than any other Canadian province, Alberta, with our strong Ukrainian heritage, is ready to help Ukraine win their war. Now is the moment in history where Trudeau can do more than any world leader by unlocking the Ukrainian Tiger in Alberta. Let us make the money to save Ukraine. If Trudeau does nothing to allow Alberta to thrive, then when the country of Ukraine falls and is no more, Trudeau can look in the mirror knowing he helped Putin and Russian forces win!

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Chris Robertson                                                                                                                                                 Stony Plain, Alta.

(This would be the best idea for Canada and globally, too. We have Trudeau in power trying to prevent Alberta’s prosperity)

SOME WILL BE LEFT OUT

Contemplation to opt out of pharmacare isn’t just policy — it’s a personal predicament for those living on the borders of such provinces. I have friends near the edge of Alberta and Quebec, facing the stark reality of being left out of a national plan designed to ensure that all Canadians have access to necessary medications. This clash between federal initiatives and provincial autonomy threatens to fragment our health care and undermine the universality of the pharmacare program.

Mubariz Maqsood                                                                                                                                 Hamilton

(These divisions exist because the current Liberals government chooses to alienate provinces like Alberta)

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OFF THE RAILS

If Toronto residents complain about the ever-increasing taxes, the answer is always, ‘If we want the services, we have to pay.’ The crux of the complaint is: We have been paying for decreasing services with ever-increasing taxes (e.g. inefficient TTC for the former suburbs, horrendous traffic mismanagement, potholes, littered public places, decline in police services, and the mind-boggling performance of Metrolinx). In addition, large sections of Toronto’s burgeoning population have become increasingly consumers of services rather than payers. An annual 9.5% property tax increase to fix the shortfall of a bloated $17.2-billion budget can hardly be called “on track,” as Mayor Olivia Chow claims, but more accurately a ‘derailment.’

Erika Lorincz                                                                                                                                                 Etobicoke

(We pay more for less every year. It’s not acceptable, and we can only hope our choices for mayor next time aren’t tax and spend NDP’ers)

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