Letters to the Editor: July 10, 2024

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New tax a burden

The Trudeau government forced through its digital services tax just before Parliament adjourned for the summer. The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimated this tax will generate $7.2 billion.

The only problem is that the tax will be borne by the Canadian taxpayers. And I’m sure the United States will strike back against Canada as well.

Dave Mathers, St. Thomas

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Obviously biased

Regarding Steve Matthews’ criticism of Carol Hardy, it appears Mr. Matthews has no use for Justin Trudeau or the Liberals as he tells us over and over again.

On top of this criticism, he tells us that Canada is a laughingstock, and blames that on Trudeau.

So we are to believe Mr. Matthews’ world view of Canada, simply because he says so? Choose carefully who you listen to, indeed.

Don Blay, London

Rehab only option

Safe injection sites are a silent killer to some people in London with drug addictions.

Although some people might think that promoting the cause actually helps a person with drug addictions. Actually it’s exactly the opposite.

When a person has a drug addiction the best thing to do is send them to rehab and get them off the drugs.

The one thing that still holds some people back today is the fact that they aren’t willing to drop the friends they hang with to make a change such as getting clean.

It’s high time we stopped supporting safe injection sites and started looking for another alternative such as rehab to get these people off the drugs and back out into society.

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It just goes to show you that London’s situation is getting any better. It’s getting far worse.

Bryan Patterson, London

Trudeau will be OK

Why is there so much concern about whether Justin Trudeau will stay on as Liberal leader? It clearly hinges on the U.S. presidential election.

If the Democrats win, Trudeau will feel that the tide of history favours him and his globalist agenda, and he’ll stay. If Donald Trump wins, Trudeau will step down and look for a plum United Nations posting – something that would suit his vanity.

Jake VanderKooy, Brampton

Ford short-sighted

It is hard for me to understand the lack of logic of Premier Doug Ford. He has gone from his unfulfilled promise of a “buck a beer” to losing the revenue of $7.21 billion with a net income of $2.54 billion in 2021 from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario outlets that since 1927 have been a cash cow for the province.

Imagine what the billions of the lost money would have meant to help fund our hospitals, housing for the homeless, school boards that are in need of financial help from the province?

It’s short-sighted gain by the premier to impress the electorate that will be replaced by long-term financial pain.

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Len Lesser, Dorchester

You’re fine Justin, stick around

I must admit, this mounting pressure on our prime minister to resign has me a bit worried. It is the very last thing we need right now.

What we really need is one of two things: Either he calls for a new election or stays and keeps performing the same amazing job he has been doing. Please don’t start making smart and rational decisions now.

Keep your ego in check, it is paramount for the results in the next election.

Perry Marinucci, Richmond Hill

The official opposition

Prime Minister Stephen Harper was hated by Liberals and Justin Trudeau, who painted him as the devil incarnate. But Trudeau’s popularity has reached even lower, being hated by almost everyone in Canada, the NDP (who still support his government anyway) and even some Liberal MPs who are sharpening their knives right now.

Yet in his delusion that he is the rescuer of Canada and the world, Trudeau has decided to hang on to the very end and lead the Liberals into the next election. I could not be more elated to hear that! His staying on is guaranteed to reduce the Liberals in Parliament to minority status having MPs numbering between what the Greens and NDP have now. The newly unemployed former Liberal MPs will have to get real jobs.

Of course, the country runs the risk of having the Bloc as the main opposition party again and their only focus that ‘what’s good for Quebec is good for Canada.’ But at least when they feel policies aren’t detrimental to Quebec, they don’t get in the way of government.

Tony Borbely, Calgary

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