Letter to the editor: Fear, poverty and control

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FEAR, POVERTY AND CONTROL

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Many years ago, I watched a documentary about how governments control the people. Justin Trudeau knew how the carbon tax was hurting everyone, but still tries to claim we are better off with his BS rebate.

Fear and poverty are how governments control people, and Trudeau’s Liberals keep trying to scare us into believing we will burn if we don’t pay the carbon tax. They are trying to instil fear in us and our children, who are easily duped, while making life harder for people financially since the carbon tax affects the cost of everything to the point where people can barely afford to put food on the table or a roof over their heads.

All this while Trudeau and the Liberals fly around the world for junkets and spew more carbon daily than most Canadians do in an entire year.

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RENE KLABOUCH

KEMPTVILLE

END THE CHARADE

Five years ago, Ottawa council absurdly declared that the city had a climate emergency. Apparently enough of the councillors were ideological alarmists that the declaration passed with none bothering to check Environment Canada weather stats. The gaseous emission targets set are nothing but hot air that have increased bureaucratic waste, taxes and disruptions to residents’ lives. (Thank you, expensive, unreliable LRT.)

It’s time to end this charade and focus on strengthening infrastructure to better suit the climate we’ve always had. Improving energy efficiency is also a worthy goal, but that’s happening without government mandate.

DAVID WIELAND

KARS

THE MONEY TREE

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Here we go again: Justin Trudeau announces $750 million to help Quebec deal with migrants.

Quebec could easily raise this money by charging proper royalties on hydroelectricity exported to the United States. But, no, Canadians are continually asked to step up and help Quebec financially.

I sure hope Trudeau isn’t trying to buy votes in his home province of Quebec. Money grows on trees in his world.

JIM MCEWEN

BOWMANVILLE, ONT.

SHORT-CHANGED MILITARY

Canada has been warned to boost military spending or risk diplomatic isolation. Canada can’t be a serious economic and military partner when the U.S. Senate is even calling out Canada for failing to meet NATO’s two-per-cent military spending guidelines.

Politicians short-changed our military forces for years, but now they need modern military equipment. Our brave soldiers earned Canada the world’s respect, but now we’re being chastised due to our Liberals failing to meet NATO’s military spending guidelines.

PETER J. MIDDLEMORE SR.

WINDSOR, ONT.

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