Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Our parties don’t count for much Regarding your January commentary “Which electoral system best suits the Yukon?”

Marking a historic moment on Parliament Hill Ed. note: Yukon Senator Pat Duncan made these remarks Thursday in the Senate.
Like it or not, we must change In his Feb. 3 letter (“Weigh these facts as you grant your approval”), Mike Martin urged the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board to turn down Victoria Gold’s mine expansion.
We’ve ‘weathered’ the balloon crisis The hot air balloon looking at secret information has been shot down.
Let’s end this cruel and needless war Where have all the peaceniks gone?
The cold truth of an historic day A piece of national and Yukon history went by the other day, completely unnoticed.
What part of Oz are you leaders living in? Thank you, Kate White and Ranj Pillai. Words I never thought I would utter.
This trio has made life worse for Yukoners Shame on Ranj Pillai.

Pondering a citizens’ assembly on electoral reform On Jan. 12th, the Yukon Bureau of Statistics sent out a survey to see what Yukoners thought about establishing a citizens’ assembly to determine the fairest and best electoral system to use in the Yukon.

Stop the disenfranchisement of our physicians! I read with interest the opinion piece in the Jan. 23 Star titled “We need older MDs to keep working”, by Dr. Charles S. Shaver, MD.
Weigh these facts as you grant your approval Ed. note: this is a letter to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB).

This bill targets law-abiding citizens Ed. note: this is a letter to federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.

We need to be more generous It’s important for Canadians to support an increase in Canada’s international assistance envelope to reach a minimum of $10 billion annually in the 2025-26 federal budget.
Canada must keep its promise! Justin Trudeau: “The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a path forward for Canada and the world that leaves no one behind.
These vital questions need answers, not silence Ed. note: this is an open letter to Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee.
Power dilemma has been royally messed up In his letter published in the Star on Jan. 20th, Currie Dixon points out the obvious: that Yukon has a significant shortfall in electricity generation capacity.

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