Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Many families are being left behind My family lives in Copper Ridge, and my children attend Holy Family Elementary School.
Liberals must respect our democratic institutions Ed. note: Tuesday was the United Nations’ International Day of Democracy. This year’s theme was “COVID-19: A Spotlight on Democracy”.
We’re forever grateful for the help! Ed. note: the writer has requested that her surname not be published to protect her family’s privacy.

Thousands could lose the vital lifeline of broadband services Ed. note: this is a letter to Navdeep Bains, the federal minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.
Power is being misused against this honest farmer I recently became aware of a dispute between YTG and one of Yukon’s foremost farmers that has me very concerned about the misuse of the power of government.
Journey is inspirational Melanie Vogel and Malo (Star, Sept. 4) are not allowed entry to the N.W.T. because their travel is considered non-essential.
Wetlands: Manitoba saves while the Yukon drains The province of Manitoba has been applauded for its incentives in saving its wetlands.

Have faith in the vote system! Very few things are sacred in politics, although the right to vote should be one of them.
Corridor is being damaged The City of Whitehorse spent a lot of money to import topsoil and seed the watermain corridor southwest of the Mountainview Drive traffic circle.

Trashing daycare: a victory strategy for women Heather Scoffield’s cheer-leading for an explosion of government daycare spending – this as part of a desperate effort to maintain women’s workforce participation (Star, Aug. 31) – constitutes a Simon pure distillation of globalist ideology regarding gender roles.
Education department has failed these students The Department of Education was unfair in moving the Music, Arts and Drama (MAD) program out of a healthy and safe environment at Wood Street Centre.
Did you observe this anniversary? I am writing this letter on Sept. 1, the 75th anniversary of the new law in the Yukon requiring anyone driving in Yukon to have a driver’s licence.
We have social crises It was reported that up to 1.6 million Canadians have experienced homelessness in Canada, living on streets or in tents.
Public service wages are out of control Ed. note: Aaron Wudrick, the federal director of the Ottawa-based Canadian Taxpayers Federation, released this statement Thursday.
Licence renewal should hinge on a wind farm Re: Yukon Energy: Aishihik relicensing project (Star, Aug. 31).
This writer must be desperate Re. “Liberals’ apologists won’t admit shortcomings”, Star letters, Aug. 28.
Effort was little more than an attack letter We have just gone through a Conservative Party leadership campaign that was filled with attack after attack on fellow party candidate, mainly between Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole.

Nothing new here! One of the TV news reporters said this week that the sports players were now living in a bubble.
Money can return students to full-time classes Ed. note: the official Opposition Yukon Party released this statement Thursday.
Talk about a badly disorganized convention night It is always exciting for political junkies to sit in on a party leadership convention night, as we did last Sunday with the Conservatives.
Liberals’ apologists won’t admit to shortcomings In normal times, many people pay only passing attention to politics.
Say it ain’t so! Prime Minister O’Toole?
Contribute to devising this crucial strategy Hello to you all.

We are ensuring Canadians’ safety As our economy starts to reopen, the health and safety of Canadians are our number one priority.

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