Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Unfortunately, racism is still very much alive in Canada I was born and raised in a proud, democratic province in a country called Canada.
You’re shovelling the marriage fallout Residents of Whitehorse: a weather marriage took place over us.
Parties are pandering and playing politics I was flabbergasted to learn the conservative Yukon Party and New Democrats recently voted against more than $92 million in COVID-19 measures in the legislative assembly.
These are the traits our politicians need to lead Politicians have a tough time these days; stress and controversy are everywhere.
Yukon should have chosen standard time As we all know, most of Canada changed their clocks back over the weekend.

The consequences can be catastrophic! Meet Adorable Deplorable, a loyal and true believer.

Remember: we’re all in this together One obvious conclusion arising from this pandemic is that health issues don’t recognize borders.
There’s just no soft-soaping this The following is from Bill Bryson’s fantastic (you should read it) book, The Body, published in 2019:
Mortgage interest should be made tax-deductible Families with an income of $70,000 a year should be able to have the interest on mortgages be deductible on their federal tax return.
Screen out financing for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge projects! Ed. note: this is a letter to Brian J. Porter, the CEO of Scotiabank; Bharat Masrani, the CEO of the Toronto-Dominion Bank; and Victor Dodig, the CEO of the CIBC.
It’s time to set Yukoners free of restrictions, Mr. Silver Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver.

Nurses are not cared for or valued properly I am sad at the news that four nurses resigned from the Yukon Hospital Corp. (Star, Oct. 19, 21).
Let us act to prevent a school busing tragedy As you may know, I’ve written letters of this variety in the years past.
A meaningful way to remember him I am writing to offer my deep appreciation to the municipal Department of Parks and Community Development for their fine program allowing family and loved ones to honour their departed in such a fitting and sensitive way.

Trails and bush roads jeopardize wildlife In a recent letter to the editor, I once again mentioned what roads and trails have done to the caribou in northern Alberta.

Tagish residents want to be consulted Ed. note: Yukon Party MLA Geraldine Van Bibber filed this petition with the Yukon legislature Thursday, with about 40 signatures from Tagish-area residents.
How long can environmental degradation go on? A recent article in the Whitehorse Star on the subject of a declining woodland caribou herd can be easily explained.
I read it on a wing and a prayer Last month, I received, through Canada Post, a copy of the June 2019 First Interim Report on Defence Procurement - Summary of Evidence from our senator, Pat Duncan (thanks, Pat!).

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