Letters to the Editor, June 8, 2025

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HUMAN CAPITAL

Re “Carney’s hocus-pocus plan to increase debt and balance the budget” (Lorrie Goldstein, May 31): In today’s knowledge economy, having a fit and well-trained workforce is economically essential, so trying to distinguish between capital and operating budgets and capping the latter (i.e. vital health and education expenditures) will be dangerously counter-productive. Today our elites want spending focused on infrastructure whose benefits immediately accrue to big businesses and financial institutions. Large projects may indeed have merit, but woe to us if we neglect crucial protection of our valuable human capital. For example, a dental program may be just as all-important as physical infrastructure: Low-income students are more likely to turn into highly-skilled workers if they can study without nagging toothaches and infected gums.

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Larry Kazdan
Vancouver

(What is important at outcomes. The Liberals have spent billions on all sorts of programs but are we seeing the benefits to the economy?)

HELP FROM BIG BROTHER USA

Much has been said about how well Mark Carney is standing up to current pressure from Donald Trump. In the meantime, has Canada met its 2% obligation as a NATO member or are we still ‘sorta hoping our big brother will protect us’ notwithstanding?

Tim Conway
Toronto

(Canada has not met this obligation)

WEAK JUSTICE

Re “Undercover cops nab 36 men in Ontario child luring probe” (Jane Stevenson, June 5): Any serious justice system must prioritize the protection of the most vulnerable members of society, that being the elderly and the young. Huge kudos to those police officers who went after these criminals who prey on young children to satisfy their depraved sexual desires. This is a very difficult job for police having to deal with such seriously perverted individuals. Unfortunately, because of the current federal Liberal no-bail, often weak sentencing by social warrior justices, in what has become a revolving door justice system it is doubtful these perpetrators will be severely punished as a deterrent to others. The children pedophiles prey upon have their lives destroyed forever!

Larry Comeau
Ottawa

(It is appalling what has happened. Where is Canadians’ outrage over this?)