Whitehorse Daily Star

November 26, 2021

• You are creating stressful divisiveness Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver.
• Fear is not a substitute for care Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver.
• Why governments need to tell the truth The life blood of a democracy is unquestionably access to accurate and timely information.
• Here’s why the argument fails In her letter “Rhetoric is not a substitute for reason” (Star, Nov. 24), Jodi Giesbrecht discourages the government from imposing mandatory proof of vaccination for employees.
• We can’t put our most precious resource at risk During the past five years, Newmont Gold Mining Co. has been staking and exploring many properties in the White River-Coffee Creek area,
• Please offer your help! Canada has technology, resources and money, but there are many people living in extreme poverty around the world.
• Why many of us are vaccine-hesitant Of all the vaccines I have taken in my life, like tetanus, measles, mumps, polio, meningitis, TB shots, etc., never have I heard so many lies and deceptions over a vaccine.
• City is on the trail to new problems In order to justify the newly-built trail located adjacent to the Pee Wee Hill trail, the city needs to explain:
• Many demands don’t simplify things You’d think one crisis was enough.

November 24, 2021

• Rhetoric is not a substitute for reason Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver.
• NDP is failing to serve Yukoners’ best interests On Oct. 27, NDP Leader Kate White gave an impassioned speech on the egregious handling of the Hidden Valley School sexual predator issue by Liberal minister Tracy-Anne McPhee.
• ‘Would-be politician’ should apologize In last Friday’s Star, I read Red Grossinger’s explanation on why the Whitehorse Legion had cancelled the Remembrance Day celebrations on Nov. 11.

November 22, 2021

• Hold a referendum on this ‘forced segregation’ Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Sandy Silver; Tracy-Anne McPhee, the minister of Health and Social Services; and Dr. Catherine Elliott, the acting chief medical officer of health.

November 19, 2021

• We have not forgotten our veterans! Recently, a certain “would-be politician-come crowd-agitator” alluded to the Whitehorse Legion having forgotten about our veterans.
• City must explain its trail-building rationale The approximately 148-metre long Pee Wee Hill trail has been a subject of discussion for many years, as there are numerous problems associated with its use.
• Freedom comes with consequences! Like it or not,
• I consider this a ruthless act of coercion Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Sandy Silver and all MLAs.
• Why is this not being made public knowledge? Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon MP Brendan Hanley, Premier Sandy Silver and Dr. André Corriveau, the territory’s acting chief medical officer of health.

November 17, 2021

• We can help you in reducing your carbon footprint Yukoners want government leaders to act on climate change.
• Trying to engage with the government is hard to do This letter is in response to the statement from Premier Sandy Silver and Dr. Catherine Elliott last Friday in the Whitehorse Star titled “Stop this aggressive behaviour”.
• Shouldn’t the interaction be equal? Today I will need to provide proof of vaccination when I enter a restaurant or a bar, an action I strongly support.
• COVID-19 data are not persuasive I am very interested in how many of Yukon’s MLAs could answer questions about how Yukon collects and reports statistics regarding COVID cases. For example:

November 12, 2021

• Support means actually answering questions I’d like to thank the opposition MLAs who voiced their criticism of the poor government communications in the aftermath of the sexual assault that occurred at Hidden Valley School.
• Government has betrayed and abandoned me This is an open letter to the Yukon government.
• The COVID vaccine is just a small adjustment The rules about COVID vaccines are like the rules about driving a car.