Letters to the Editor, May 25, 2025

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OIL PRICES

Re “Liberals lied on the carbon tax, according to Statistics Canada data” (Brian Lilley, May 20): Lilley’s claim that the consumer carbon price caused inflation doesn’t hold up. If that were true, why did grocery prices rise in April after the tax was paused, as reported by StatsCan in that same report? Second, falling inflation can’t be credited mainly to the carbon price pause – crude oil prices also fell. A March 2025 report by Jim Stanford and Erin Weir found that the 2022 spike in global oil prices, driven largely by speculation, was the main inflation driver, costing Canadians nearly $200 billion over three years. Third, this isn’t new. As Moody’s chief economist Mark Zandi told Vox, “Every recession since World War II has been preceded by a jump in oil prices.” Fossil fuel price shocks – not carbon pricing – are the real economic threat. To borrow from a 1992 Clinton campaign slogan: it’s not the carbon price – it’s the oil, stupid.

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Cathy Orlando
Citizens’ Climate Lobby
Sudbury

(Over spending by government and the consumer carbon tax hit Canadians wallets – hard)

FALSE ATTACK

U.S. President Donald Trump’s false attack on South Africa seems to be based on a video of people calling for attacks on the farmers. If a video is the basis for condemning a country, what of the videos of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building? Another poor treatment of a country’s leader.

Dennis Fitzgerald
Melbourne, Australia

(It was a bizarre exchange)

LEAFS FAN … STILL WAITING

Short and sweet: It’s the Harold Ballard curse. He never gave a rat’s behind if the Maple Leafs won or lost – just fill the pricey seats with gullible fans. Here’s thinking he’s still alive and laughing. I’ve been waiting more than 50 years. Maybe a seance?

Roy Banman
St. Thomas

(It might take more than just exercising demons to get the Leafs back to winning)