Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Rest assured: uranium mining is safe Your recent story on uranium mining
This announcement completely disgusts me I am sitting here reading the Sept. 4 Star and am absolutely disgusted by one of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s announcements.

PM’s dubious goal has been dangerously successful Prime Minister Stephen Harper has long attempted to prevent the release of scientific information produced by federal scientists.
We need a judicial review of the LNG project On July 21, three years after opposition to fracking and liquefied natural gas (LNG) began,
Bumping passengers is not an isolated problem I read the letter “Not all airlines overbook their flights” by Christina McKay, a customer service agent with WestJet Airlines Ltd. in Whitehorse, with interest (Star, Sept. 9).
We’ll make it easier for Yukoners to find a home Today, one in four Canadian households is paying more than it can afford for housing (Star, Sept. 10), and one in eight cannot find affordable housing that is safe, suitable, and well- maintained.

Wilf Carter for mayor? Shucks, why not? Just when Mayor Dan Curtis felt he could cruise to a second term unopposed on his photogenic good looks, along comes Wilf Carter (Star, Sept. 4).
Mulcair says Harper ‘threw in the towel’ I really do not understand why NDP Leader Tom Mulcair goes around pretending that we – as citizens, including himself – do not have a Constitution that governs these matters.
Trump should be respected, listened to Donald Trump deserves to be congratulated for his candour.

Will we really be 11.2 billion people on Earth? Will we really be 11.2 billion?
We wouldn’t resurrect the long gun registry Ed. note: Larry Bagnell, the Yukon’s Liberal party candidate for the Oct. 19 federal election, has released this statement:
A vital question lingers Umm,
Not all airlines overbook their flights In Julius Debuschewitz’s column published on Sept. 4, he refers to an airline overbooking flights.
A tale of Mr. Leef and his man of mystery A tale of Mr. Leef and his man of mystery
Heritage must always be considered! I made/repaired the stained glass window on the Capital Hotel balcony.
PM is showing leadership on the refugee crisis As we consider the plight of Middle Eastern refugees, we would do well to remember, “There but for the grace of God go I.”

Bottom line: it was vandalism I agree with Mr. Dimsdale (Star letters, Sept. 4).
I hope the desperate receive help and support Sad as the humanitarian crisis may be,
Harper could have issued a news release Re. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit to the Yukon (Star, Sept. 4).
Dudley Do-right of the mounted police capably strikes again! The self-confessed political vandal of the Yukon,
MP had the right to act as he did Regarding the sign defacing incident,

A query for a sign vandal So, Carrie Boles had “romantic notions of civil disobedience in my head” when she set out to commit more vandalism (Star, Sept. 3).
On the occasion of Stephen Harper’s visit, I say this Ed. note: this is an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The Muppet, The Puppet or The Man? As another three-ring circus nears the election finish line, there is only one choice: vote for “The Man.”
We must exchange cynical deceit for true democracy Subject: our dangerous, deceitful prime minister.
Don’t hole-cut that sign, my friend Elections can be emotional catalysts,
Once again, the utilities board has let down Yukoners badly Ed. note: this is an open letter to the Yukon Utilities Board.
Cartoon summed it all up I loved the cartoon you published Wednesday.
Is bullying me the best use of an MP’s time? This is a rebuttal to Aimee O’Connor’s article “MP, woman offer differing accounts of confrontation” (Star, Sept. 3)

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