Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

The old work-horse wins the Liberals’ race The old prospector welcomes Larry Bagnell’s victory.
For the record, here’s a reminder How typical of the Liberal party for taking credit for using something they say is new but really is tried and true.
Stephen Harper’s no-show was utterly appalling As world leaders gathered at the recent United Nations Climate Summit, one absence was especially galling: Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Railroaded into yet another war? Canadians are told to be “proud,” and paid $850,000 to celebrate our share in reducing Libya, which, pre-bombing by NATO, had “the highest living standard in Africa.”
Your energy, enthusiasm have been inspirational With the federal Liberal nomination set to take place Saturday,
Financiers of the destruction: the people have a say! It seems to me that neither Keith Halliday nor all the other commentators see the real purpose of the fracking/LNG posters around the city.
Help students help the food bank For the fourth year,
I doff my hat to a great Canadian tradition I am pleased that our government continues to stand up for hunters and trappers.
‘Pasloski’s Last Stand’ will be a political massacre How does my “big bang theory” apply to Darrell Pasloski’s YP government in Yukon?
Stop complaining about tipping fees! Frankly, I am tired of seeing letters to the paper complaining about our tipping fees!
Where did the determination to go green go? This is an open letter to everyone in Whitehorse regarding “our’’ situation with recycling.

Help flush out the evil frackers and their friends This old prospector is thankful for First Nation court actions.
Compensating Kadr would be a miscarriage of justice So Omar Kadr is seeking to widen his civil suit for $20 million

More good sense from another eager candidate Another eager, young, hopeful candidate for the federal Liberal nomination in the Yukon came to my door recently.

I ask you to recommend banning hydraulic fracking Ed. note: this is a submission to the Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing.
Fracking and cracking: there’s no control I challenge the notion that “shale gas extracted from depths of thousands of feet has rarely been shown to contaminate drinking water ....”
The pending war will be long and difficult The situation in the Middle East with ISIL and the many offshoots of this violent group has the world community scrambling, confused and finally, realistic, realizing that something has to be done.
We need host families for visiting youth In August, I left the rainy Yukon to attend a 30th reunion in Bali Indonesia.

Premier is content to obey Ottawa’s orders In January, I issued a news release calling on the premier to go public with secret negotiations he was conducting with the Government of Canada on changes to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act.
Fracking could make Faro look like a mud puddle The following is the gist of remarks I made Thursday, Sept. 25 to the Select Committee on the Risks and Benefits of Fracking:
When did common sense leave our territory? To be completely candid, common sense didn’t leave. It’s just been muzzled.
Landlords are entitled to make a decent return Last Wednesday, there was a housing roundtable sponsored by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC).

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