Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Canada in 2023: Aldous Huxley had it right Aldous Huxley, in his novel Brave New World, foresaw that tyrants of the future would use drugs and propaganda to lull individuals into a state of compliance and to “love slavery”.
Abuses, vandalism, thefts, harassment must stop! Ed. note: this letter to Premier Ranj Pillai has been signed by 13 downtown Whitehorse business owners or organizations.
This move is ‘despicable and deplorable’ Ed. note: this is an open letter to Environment Minister Nils Clarke.
Can you not see this road is now a travesty? Ed. note: this is a letter to the Yukon government.

They need encouragement for their hard work Ed. note: Jeanie McLean, the minister responsible for the Women and Gender Equity Directorate, released this statement last Friday, International Women in Engineering Day.
Possible survey plan has left me flabbergasted Ed. note: this is an open letter to Mayor Laura Cabott and city council.

Sadly, they’ll never experience the hardships Re. “NDP leader reviews advancements under CASA” (Star, June 9).
ESG: this is not just an acronym, folks! I have read the Yukon government’s compliance inspection report dated April 26, 2023 on the Minto Mine
Sexualized violence inflicts pain and suffering Ed. note: Jeanie McLean, the minister responsible for the Women and Gender Equity Directorate, issued this statement Monday.
My comprehension attempt has surely been boxed in I read with amusement and amazement about the number of boxes that Donald Trump had at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida estate.
I had a new way of regarding it I’ve found over the years that the road to hell is paved with photo ID.
They cannot be trusted to tell us the truth Last weekend, the head of the Russian Christian Orthodox Church made a very striking statement: “This is not a war like any other ... for the first time, everyone is on the information front-line.”
How about an excursion for the truth, Premier? On Friday afternoon, June 16, the Yukon government issued a press release on “COVID-19 Recovery Research Program successfully completed.”

‘And if this offends you ....’ I recently came across the following poem,
YHC’s treatment of us was completely unreasonable Recently, an argument ensued between the Yukon Housing Corp. and some tenants at 600 College Drive.
So much for the ocean of support I listened to Manny Morales, the Miami police chief, say that the force and other agencies were prepared for a crowd of 5,000 to 50,000 Trump supporters outside the federal courthouse – but he might have overestimated.
Thinking back to 63 years ago With the escarpment being in the news in recent weeks, I was reminded of the accompanying aerial photo, taken circa 1960.
Not an avenue to success? Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Laura Cabott and city council and administration.
CDF worked to help us play All the folks out in Mendenhall want to give a big thank you to Premier Ranj Pillai and those supportive people over at the Community Development Fund (CDF).

Baseline data needed for all mining projects Challenging the Peel Watershed Regional Land Use Plan is of critical importance to this Yukon government.
The Yukon Utilities Board needs big changes This is an open letter to Tracy-Anne McPhee, the minister of Justice who is responsible for the Yukon Utilities Board.

Your action is beyond belief! This letter is addressed to Energy, Mines and Resources Minister John Streicker and Yukon politicians.

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