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We have already had several statements of intent from the new minister responsible for managing Mother Nature and the climate. Steven Guilbeault, minister of CN Tower climbing, has inherited one of the most difficult tasks in the Liberal cabinet — convincing Canadians that the ever-escalating carbon tax is good for Canada and the globe. His predecessor of him failed to accomplish this goal and declined to run in the last election, preferring instead to flee to a UN position, from where she could berate countries of the world for failure to meet their own emission goals. Guilbeault has taken a new tack, and will use the soon-to-be-applied truck tax, along with all emission control measures, to browbeat the Canadian populace.
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Duane Sharp
Mississauga
(Now that inflation is rising and gas prices are soaring, Guilbeaut and Trudeau need to have a heart and pause the punitive carbon tax.)
JUNK JUSTICE
Re “What a mess” (Letters to the Editor, April 29): I, too, am disgusted with the amount of garbage I see strewn on the side of highways and sideroads when driving our provincial highways. Here’s a thought. I realize that not all criminals serving more than two years in a federal penitentiary deserve a break. How about those convicted of what courts deem minor and are serving two years less a day become useful. Instead of watching TV all day and getting three square meals a day, we should supply them with nice bright fluorescent jumpsuits (ankle cuffs optional) to make them safe from distracted drivers, and have them clean up the roads. If they foolishly try to escape and then get apprehended, instead of two years less a day of easy time, they would automatically get another five years for escaping lawful custody on top of the time left to be served and be placed into a federal institution. It would surely help with their rehabilitation and give them a sense of worth and purpose. Just a thought.
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Peter Todorowski
(It’s worked in various other jurisdictions. There’s no reason why we couldn’t launch a pilot project to try it out.)
TWITTER TAKEOVER
Re “Musk’s takeover overblown” (Warren Kinsella, April 27): Kinsella boasts: “Not once — not once, ever — have the owners tried to control what I write.”
Why so? Maybe if he writes about the corruption and failed presidency of his idol, that will be his doomsday. C’mon, man! Let’s go, Brandon!
Faith Gubatan
toronto
(We just hope Twitter respects all political perspectives moving forward.)
NOT ABOVE THE LAW
The Brian Lilley column “What a cop-out” of April 28 should shed light on our prime minister and the fabled Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The fact that they (the Mounties) failed to properly investigate what appears to be a possible violation of the Criminal Code of Canada places our already fragile justice system in further jeopardy. The reasoning given for not pursuing the Criminal Code investigation is very questionable, for no one, even our prime minister, is above the law.
A. Alkerton
Oakville
(Yet, it appears Trudeau sometimes believes he is above the law.)