Letters to the Editor, July 12, 2024

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CARTOONISH

Re Editorial cartoon, June 10: (Thank you for the funniest cartoon I’ve ever seen in my life. While it depicts our PM perfectly, it also reflects on all of Canada. Please vote these underperforming career politicians out, full stop. Ugh!

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Paul Osborne
Burlington

(Trudeau is a cartoon character of a prime minister)

REPUBLIC OR MONARCHY

Re “America has no king? Oh, what a shame” (Editorial, July 7): America has no king? On the whole I agree with the Sun that a parliamentary model with a constitutional monarchy is a better system than the U.S. model. This is particularly the case as it relates to electing and installing the head of government. In the U.S., the process is a year-long slog from the primaries to the inauguration of the winner. In the recent U.K. election, the process took just 45 days. However, one aspect of the U.S. model I like is the eight-year term limit for the president. If Canada had this provision, we would have been rid of Trudeau last November.

Michael Orr
Toronto

(Term limits would have saved our country a lot of damage inflicted by the Liberals)

CLIMATE PANDEMIC

‘Climate change’? Hmmm … no, not really. Perhaps two decades ago ‘climate change’ was OK. How about ‘climate crisis’? Possibly. Maybe ‘climate emergency’? Perhaps much more realistic today. OK, then, let’s go with ‘climate pandemic’ — that term sounds like the current reality. A call-to-arms that can’t be ignored. Can’t be put off … can’t say, sure in 2050 we’ll do something … eventually, maybe even in 2035 or 2030. No, this is a ‘climate pandemic’ for sure!

Erik Haltrecht
Thornhill

(There are public policies – including increased taxes and regulations – which are implemented now to address climate change)

CALL YOUR NUMBER

I remember in the 1960’s going to buy liquor and having to fill out a paper slip with what I wanted to buy, then hand it in at a window, then stand against the wall until they called out your number to pay and pick up my order.

Donald Auld
Mississauga

(That process wouldn’t work today)