Letters

Dear Editor, As teenagers we would climb the water tower on ‘Tank Hill’, really just because we were teenagers. The height was considerable and you could see why we had such good water pressure in our taps. Treated bay water was pumped up from Grandview Drive, stored as potential energy in the tank, and then released on demand through the...

Editor, In your editorial (Food Insecurity Is A Growing Problem In Grey-Bruce, October 17, 2024) you note the growing crisis in this area, and probably in other areas too, regarding food insecurity and you suggest that the solution lies in providing a living wage. However, therein lies a problem. A rising tide floats all boats and we would inevitably see this...

Dear Editor, I appreciate the opportunity to respond to Alex Ruff’s recent letter addressing the Federal price on carbon. It is important to approach the issue of carbon pricing with a comprehensive understanding of its context and implications for both our economy and the environment. While Mr. Ruff highlights concerns about the financial burden of the price on carbon, it is...

Dear editor, In the prophetic song The Sound of Silence, Paul Simon wrote: “People talking without speaking, People hearing without listening” On October 10, I watched in horror the destruction left by hurricane Milton, while on another channel they showed the debate in the House of Commons, where Pierre Poilievre and a Conservative Party were shouting “Axe the Tax”. Mr. Poilievre please open...

Dear Editor, I just want to say how wonderfully grateful I am for the Meaford Independent. The Letters to the Editor gives us freedom of speech other communities only dream of. Last week we had the best explanation of the difference between misinformation and opinion I have ever seen. This week we have two great letters saying what many of...

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...