Letters to the Editor, Aug. 2

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 SO YOU WANT TO BE MAYOR 

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So, Andrea Horwath, a four-time failed NDP chief {and professional} politician since 1997, needs to be the mayor of Hamilton. This lackluster and, at instances, petty ideologue with dreadful concepts needs to grace the nice burghers of Hamilton along with her huge years of expertise and funds acumen. I believe not, and I hope that the individuals of Hamilton see by means of the NDP charade. In any other case, they’re in for a bumpy socialist experience that shall be profoundly worse than that meted out to Torontonians by a mayor who talks loads, however says nothing. Good luck to the voters of Hamilton if she will get to unfold the socialist pleasure over there.

Neil Workers                                                                                                                                                          Whitby

(We have now religion the voters in Hamilton will know higher)

WHERE WAS BROOK?

I’m appalled that the article on Brook Henderson profitable the ladies’s main golf event in France was not placed on the entrance web page of the Sports activities part. As an alternative, there was one other article concerning the Blue Jays and a mediocre photograph. She deserved to be on the entrance web page of the complete Toronto Solar. What she achieved was noteworthy worldwide.

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Joan Ryan                                                                                                                                                        Belwood, Ont.

(What she achieved is unimaginable, and your criticism of us is honest)

ON THE RIGHT TRACK

You say that the Trudeau authorities is a local weather zealot. You quote the next assertion from a federal dialogue paper to indicate, in your phrases, how unhinged the federal government has change into: “The science is obvious that current efforts should not sufficient to keep away from catastrophic results and that extra must be completed to deal with local weather change, and on a sooner timeline.” Nicely, he’s removed from unhinged. He’s proper. Have you ever not seen the temperatures within the U.Okay. and Europe which have by no means been seen earlier than? Have you ever not observed the acute wildfires within the west the previous few years? Have you ever not observed the Colorado River and Lake Mead waters quickly disappearing, or the large chunks of ice within the Arctic breaking off? I agree that some actions taken by authorities hurts Canadians, but when we don’t act, that “harm” received’t matter anymore. Do you even consider in local weather change? In the event you do, what do you plan? In the event you don’t consider in local weather change, there’s little hope for our future.

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Mark Edson                                                                                                                                               North York

(We don’t agree together with his over taxation of Canadians to deal with local weather change)

BETTER VETTING

The chaotic occasions surrounding the previous few weeks of the CPC management conference, involving Patrick Brown’s apparent violations of management marketing campaign guidelines and fairly probably Elections Canada guidelines as nicely, have demonstrated the urgent want for extra diligent vetting of political candidates, whether or not for management positions or as candidates in a normal election. The principles should not made to be damaged, and those that break them ought to face the implications, and be disqualified. Higher nonetheless, let’s nip the potential rule breakers within the bud, even earlier than they’re ready to inflict injury on our political system.

Duane Sharp                                                                                                                                                 Mississauga

(That’s one thing we’d get behind. However based mostly on the social gathering system, it’s tough to do