Whitehorse Daily Star

March 11, 2022

• Courtrooms shouldn’t be culture-specific The Yukon territorial government is decorating our courtrooms, as well as the legislative halls, with eagle feathers to promote a specific Canadian culture.

March 9, 2022

• Lots are reserved for the rich Ed. note: this is a letter to Energy, Mines and Resources Minister John Streicker.
• All I want is justice for my sister’s death Ed. note: this is a letter to Tracy-Anne McPhee, the minister of Justice and of Health and Social Services.

March 4, 2022

• Forsake the political science for real science Ed. note: this is an open letter to Dr. Catherine Elliott, the Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health.
• Just when will my freedoms be restored? Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver, Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon, NDP Leader Kate White and Yukon MP Brendan Hanley.
• Is your wood stove safe to have in your home? Ed. note: this is a letter to city council.
• The environmental impact of heap leaching Cyanide leach mining is a type of gold mining that uses cyanide to extract gold from the surrounding rock.

February 28, 2022

• Thank you for supporting the people of Ukraine I read Geraldine Van Bibber’s letter of support for the Ukrainian refugees (Star, Feb. 23) with perhaps a little more interest than many of your readers.

February 25, 2022

• This survey is important for democracy At the behest of the Special Committee on Electoral Reform, the Yukon Bureau of Statistics sent a survey to all Yukoners about electoral reform. Some people will receive their invitation to participate online and others through the mail.
• Have Yukon grizzly bears become expendable? Human-caused mortality and habitat loss remain a primary threat to Yukon grizzly bear populations.
• Let’s discuss these issues! Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver.
• Don’t force ‘the jab’ on these folks! The odds of dying from COVID-19 are so low for most people that there is no justification for mandatory vaccination in most workplaces!
• Force should not have been applied Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon MP Brendan Hanley.
• I remembered three vital points A long time ago, when I was a young lad, I decided to pursue a degree in higher learning. After a while, I was fortunate to receive a Bachelor of Science in Pert.
• Vaccines will help keep you well RNA viruses like COVID-19, the common cold or influenza mutate like crazy.
• Your perceptions are problematic, Gentlemen Ed. note: this is an open letter to Murray Martin of Whitehorse and Sam Holloway of Ross River (Star letters, Feb. 18).
• We have every right to decide our choices Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver and Yukon MP Brendan Hanley.

February 23, 2022

• Think of possible Ukrainian refugees Ed. note: this is a letter to Economic Development Minister Ranj Pillai.
• Freedom Convoy truckers won big in Ottawa Regardless of the short-run prospects for repeal of COVID-19 injection mandates, the Freedom Convoy has won a series of victories in Ottawa which will impact Canadian politics into the indefinite future.
• We don’t have a century to correct our errors Yukon Territory politics have gone to hell in a mineral basket.