Letters to the Editor, June 28, 2025
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MONEY PROBLEMS
Mitch Marner isn’t the problem. The Maple Leafs have made the playoffs nine years in a row. Many teams have not. Yes, they suck in the playoffs but only one team can win. Does it really matter if you lose in the first round or the third round? If you lose, you lose. Marner’s 100 points will be tough to replace. This issue was and to some degree still is the mess created by Kyle Dubas with too much money for too many for too many years. This was under the watchful eye of Brendan Shanahan, no doubt. It’s synonymous with politicians trying to spend their way out of a recession. Not. Some Leaf players don’t want to break a fingernail when they go in the corners. And we all remember what Harold Ballard said about the Swedes. Leafs have needed a right-handed shot defenceman for at least 10 years and they miss the Gilmours, Clarks and Tuckers of the world. Too bad Ryan Reaves can’t skate better because the game is getting faster every year. But Leafs are and will be better with Marner than without.
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Bill Jamieson
Toronto
(Marner was one of those big contracts you speak of and a major under-performer when it counted most in the playoffs)
PAY FOR THE PARADE
Re “Pride sponsorship bucks dry up, leaving shortfall” (The Canadian Press, June 15): Why do parades need to count on sponsors to foot the bill and taxpayers to cover the deficit? If you are enjoying a day at Canada’s Wonderland or a Blue Jays game, you pay to participate, right? So, if you want to have a great day being at a parade, why not pay yourself? If everyone who joined and marched in a parade paid like $10, the parade would likely fund itself, right?
Paul Reidt
St. Agatha
(It would indeed pay for itself if that were the case)
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