Letters

Dear Editor, I was recently on a road trip for five days.  This gave me plenty of time to think about the anti vaccine protests and other issues that seem to cause frustration to some people. The thoughts were random and unfocused until I saw something unexpected. As I was passing through Texas, off in the distance I saw a house...

Dear Editor, This is not my Canada. It is not the way we have started believing the stories from trolls on the internet over the doctors we used to trust. Nor is it knowing the trucks have moved to a field in Arnprior until it is safe to go back, or claimed police brutality in Ottawa not being what was...

Dear Editor, Consider the case of a guy named Fred. I picked Fred because I don’t know one. Please substitute Bob or Sally if you wish. But do not use Bruce. Since 1976, when they became mandatory, Fred has worn a seat-belt in every car and truck he has owned. Fred knows seat-belts don’t prevent car crashes, but Fred knows they’ve...

Editor, On January 28, 2022, my daughter and I joined the Grey Bruce Convoy to Ottawa in my Subaru. We met hundreds of people in Owen Sound at the starting point who cheered on 40-50 vehicles heading to Ottawa. It was perhaps the proudest day in my life as a Canadian. Here are a few reflections of my weekend in...

Editor, I have sent the following to MP Candice Bergen, Ms. Bergen; I am not your constituent, but I am a life-long Federal Conservative and have voted in this way for 19 consecutive elections. I dropped my actual party membership a number of years ago, due to the direction the party was taking with leadership choices. The party will have to come...

Editor, I need to put some reality and sanity back into the trucker’s protest discussion from a Canadian Nationalist’s point of view. When COVID became a threat, before being declared a pandemic, I participated in a ZOOM meeting of Public Health officials and the general public. This was before the vaccines were approved, and masks and hand sanitizers were in short supply....

Editor, It would serve us well to clarify and agree on definitions of terms widely used in reports and discussions about the general subject, 'climate-change'. First, many people seem to consider Environment, 'Sustainability', and 'Climate-change' as one issue. In fact, they are three distinct subjects. But anyone not fully committed to mainstream positions on all three might well be labelled a...

Editor, Accepting the editor's observation that not one resident registered to address Council about the budget, I would like to assure the public that the Meaford Chamber of Commerce did submit written comment on three budget items. Some time ago, to enhance communication between the business community and Council, the Chamber Board invited members of Council to attend our monthly meeting....

Dear Editor, As part of the 2022 budget, management is recommending a vehicle for the bylaw enforcement department. Council has stated many times, including in the Strategic Initiates document, that climate change impacts municipal operations. The vehicle would be part of the lease agreement with Enterprise Fleet. It is a well known fact that emissions from vehicles are a large contributor...

Editor, After the 2021 federal elections, the government cleared and swept away all outstanding petition requests at the beginning of the new parliament. One was a 3,300 signatures petition submitted by the Save Georgian Bay Association. I understand that this is a standard accepted procedure, and there was no wrongdoing. The e-petitions, on the other hand, need 500 signatures in 120...