Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Lead us away from this madness, Mr. Kent! Ed. note: this is a letter to Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Scott Kent.
Kent is showing irresponsible leadership Ed. note: this is a letter to Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Scott Kent.
Compare Nova Scotia’s spending with the Yukon’s The province of Nova Scotia just brought down its budget, like the Yukon.
Bouquets and brickbats to those involved I am a Kluane First Nation citizen and mother of a teenaged daughter.
Our Health minister still defends the indefensible As we began the spring sitting of the legislature this week, I raised a topic I have been hearing a great deal about: mental health services.
Becky and Cooper were poisoned in our backyard Our two Corgi dogs, Becky and Cooper, were poisoned on March 15. The toxicology report states strychnine was present in their systems.
We assign the budget a grade of B+ The Yukon Chamber of Commerce gives the 2015-2016 Yukon territorial budget a B+.

Bill C-51 is harmful to our democracy The Harper government’s Bill C-51 is reckless, ineffectual, and not necessary in light of adequate legislation currently on the books.

It’s time to cease and desist! To the non-grammatical person or persons
Oliver’s peak-a-boo game is grossly irresponsible It’s no wonder Finance Minister Joe Oliver has been in hiding,
Some day, someone will get hurt I would just like to bring to the attention of the mayor and city council of Whitehorse
Unlike WestJet, Air North shines again! In February, my wife and I booked a trip to Mexico. We fly Air North to Vancouver (always) .
Should the rules of the road be truly enforced? Yukoners: do you feel safe on Yukon’s roads?

You’re living in the Whitehorse Copper Mining legacy Unbeknownst to many of the newer, rabidly anti-mining crowd who have moved to Whitehorse over the past 10 or 15 years, the “Wilderness City” is in fact a large copper mine.
Bill C-42 is common sense firearms legislation The Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act will build on the significant action we have already taken to combat the criminal use of firearms, and ensure a strong licensing system.
Recall that TB kills more people than Ebola does It took the Ebola scare for us to realize that an infectious disease outbreak can scare everyone half out of their wits.

Harper pursuing an autocratic police state Nothing shows a government more out of touch with reality than the federal Conservatives’ hawkish approach to security.
The UFA is of the utmost importance to us To the standing committee hearing comments on Bill S-6:

Don’t forget the sweet and sour sauce with your order! Fine dining. Lots served! Da Wolverine Mine, that is.
The Yukon is on the right track A recent Star piece Premier Darrell Pasloski sent out on infrastructure shows the Yukon is moving forward in a strong fiscal planning of the capital budget for the Yukon people.
Are these costly vacations squandering our money? A friend of mine asked me to take a quick look at some of the taxpayer-funded annual junkets that YTG ministers and administrators attend in exotic locales.

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