Letters

Editor, Short term gain but long term pain vs. long term gain, no pain? The first will be the resultant effect TCE has on all of us. There is a better way. Look at the area between Hwy 26, Georgian Bay, the army base and the 7th Line. This area is prime development land. Imagine the income to the Municipality of...

Dear Editor, MP Alex Ruff may have signed it, but he didn’t write that letter. Pierre Poilievre didn’t write it either. That was written by Fossil Fuel Industry lobbyists years ago and has been repeated endlessly by Conservatives ever since. That started before Alex Ruff showed up and will continue long after he’s gone. They’re the same lobbyists who tried to...

Editor, Have you ever wondered... what is the Conservative plan on mitigating climate change? I have and I have not been able to find it. I have requested this of Pierre Poilievre and MP Ruff, but got no lucid answer but I will admit they cherry pick and whine about the liberal plan. When you have no answers yourself, all you...

Dear Editor, I write to provide clarity surrounding the impact of the Liberal government’s costly carbon tax. I use the word “costly” because yes, it generally costs you more than you receive back in rebates. According to the independent, non-partisan Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), in Ontario, a family that pays $1,674 in carbon taxes only gets back $1,047 in rebates,...

Editor, I would like to thank Mike McTaggart, Jim Molineux and Tony Primo for the terrific letters they submitted and were published in the September 12, 2024 Independent! Their letters were concise, straightforward and for the first time I feel I have a very clear understanding of this whole TC Energy problem!! Their messages were forcefully stated and I agree that...

Dear Mr. Vance, I am writing in response to Bruce Mason's letter, "Reader Not Buying Save Georgian Bay’s Message." Mr. Mason incorrectly attributes recent letters to the editor written by Meaford citizens as messages from Save Georgian Bay. It is important to note that there are numerous individuals and groups, in addition to Save Georgian Bay, who are concerned about TC...

Dear Editor, I try to avoid writing two weeks in a row. I doubt many of your readers lay awake at night thinking “Gee. I hope he has another thought this week too!” But if I may, I’d like to respond to something to remind people that there is a big difference between having/sharing an opinion and spreading misinformation to further...

Editor, Excellent letter by Pat Maloney of Meaford in your August 29th edition, regarding pumped storage. Most people of Grey Bruce are already aware of this problem. Pat Maloney has to get this letter out to all of the major metropolitan areas of Ontario. When people see why their hydro bills are going to increase for this outdated technology, they...

Editor, In a recent letter I suggested that the Independent is a happy-clappy publication and an apologist for the behaviour of Meaford Council and Municipal staff. Recent editions of the newspaper indicate that the suggestion is not warranted. There was no reluctance in the August 29 edition to publishing letters critical of the Municipality's road conditions. One writer identified faulty grading...

Dear Editor, I appreciate Mr. Mikkelsen’s August 1st Letter to the Editor invitation for me to discuss possible improvements to the proposed TC Energy (TCE) Pumped Storage project. I’m sure there are many ways this project can be improved but this would be a pointless exercise. Simply put, an open-loop pumped storage project like this does not belong on pristine Georgian...