Whitehorse Daily Star

June 16, 2015

• Drivers: always watch out for cyclists! I had an unfortunate encounter with a truck while cycling to work last week.

June 15, 2015

• Your comments were a good start, Ms. Hanson The NDP leader showed leadership with mining (Star letters, June 12).
• We need a national referendum on the Senate It is difficult these days to watch a news program or read a newspaper and not hear about the Senate.

June 12, 2015

• Are the Red Chamber’s costs worth it? The Senate costs the Canadian taxpayer an average of $1 million per senator.
• CBC radio’s nonsense is running ‘at-large’ A bear is “running at-large” in Whitehorse, according to a recent report by the CBC’s Whitehorse chapter.
• Presenting some Commissioner’s Awards history I read with interest John Firth’s commentary on the Commissioner’s Awards (Star, June 5).
• NIMBY-ism plagues resource development Some groups don’t want any resource development in the Yukon for a number of reasons. Environmentalism is all against development.
• The loopy left means mockery and ruination We’re still a few months from the federal election, before we can silence the lefties for another four years, and silence them we must.
• Live up to your obligations, Minister Istchenko Ed. note: this is an open letter to Environment Minister Wade Istchenko.
• The day when boats get wings .... I have heard a lot of comments about this on the street.
• What gave you the right to do this? Ed. note: this is an open letter to Environment Minister Wade Istchenko.
• We offer an alternative to ham-fisted secrecy Over the last few months, more and more Yukoners have been openly discussing the future of mining in Yukon.

June 11, 2015

• More hard truths and real consequences The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) took six years to come up with 94 broad recommendations,
• How to ensure cheap energy in the Yukon A local economist likes to put out information on cheap energy at five cents per kiloWatt hour.

June 10, 2015

• The state of mining in the Yukon is problematic I have been studying the mining sector to determine the real potential for mining in the Yukon.
• Think of the senators who have integrity With Tuesday’s release of the report on expense accounts of Canada’s senators, I am sure many people looked to see who was on “the list”.
• I spurn the uncaring, elitist Conservatives Recently, our member of Parliament, Ryan Leef, made much of the fact that he voted against his party, the Conservatives, headed by Stephen Harper.
• Your silence and inaction said it all, Mr. Leef Ed. note: this is an open letter to Yukon MP Ryan Leef.

June 9, 2015

• We are very disappointed Self-Governing Yukon First Nations are very disappointed Bill S-6 passed Monday without amendments.
• You could show compassion, and leadership Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Darrell Pasloski.
• The orange wave will drown the Liberals and Tories I, among thousands of Yukon voters, would disagree with the assertion that the next election will be a rerun between Larry Bagnell and Ryan Leef.
• The Tories ignored Yukoners’ opinions Many Yukoners have expressed concerns about Bill S-6. Their voices and their views have not been treated with respect.
• Filthy fracking/LNG energy: designed for disaster This is a reply to local letter writer Wilf Carter.