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May 24, 2019
- The inadequate man syndrome We live in an intensely patriarchal society. To be a real man here is a measure of all things.
- How far ‘right’ will we have to go? America’s president, Donald Trump, is still praising Vladimir Putin, white nationalism and preparing for war with Iran (Republican “war presidents” always get re-elected).
- A specialist warns of carbon tax/CO2 ‘fraud’ Global warming specialist Douglas Vogt of the Diehold Foundation has recently warned of CO2 greenhouse effect fraud circulating in the world-wide global warming discussion.
- A little ‘pot’ might help a lot! Canada’s Competition Bureau promotes truth in advertising.
- Grits ‘desperate to sway political fortunes’ I was going to devote this letter exclusively to criticizing the latest crazy, nonsensical LIEberal attempt to ban guns.
- Are our taxes being spent with integrity? The territorial premier is at home spending the hard-earned people’s tax dollars to build roads into the backlands so mining companies can explore the interior for open-pit mining that will make them billions of dollars on the backs of the taxpayers.
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Poor border staffing was totally unacceptable Ed. note: this is a letter to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA).
May 17, 2019
- We’re being smothered in taxes! So we have carbon taxes paid in Alberta and British Columbia and anything coming through these provinces to the Yukon from the United States.
- Mining for clean energy: an understated reality Climate change.
- We have a real chance to be innovative This is in response to Chuck Tobin’s “Fiscal derailment shunts trolley to sidelines” article published in the Whitehorse Star on May 1.
- Making an appeal for less adversarial government I take my garbage to Marsh Lake.
- When do you move to drop our electrical rates? Ed. note: this is an open letter to Andrew Hall, the president of the Yukon Energy Corp.
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Let’s keep the waterfront trolley on the track Now, I am no fan of wasting taxpayer dollars,
- I expressed a real opinion to the marchers Earlier this month, I saw a group of marchers with signs about mental health.
- Remember the long-gone glory days? Now that somebody’s darling has completed the multimillion-dollar abomination that is the addition to MacBride Museum,
May 15, 2019
- More power to Tangerine Kudos to Tangerine Technology for committing to move to an-all electric vehicle fleet (Star, May 10).
May 10, 2019
- Legal precedents set by apologizing to First Nation groups for historical misdemeanors I heard that a sovereign Algonquin First Nation has laid claim to southern Ontario.
- ‘Unfortunately, I’m not able to attend your session’ There’s another opportunity for Yukoners to provide their views to the government of what “well-being” means to them.
- Count me out of the invasion of the bleepers Last week, I shopped at one of the newer big box grocery stores.
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ATCO: please respect the public interest! We are now moving onto four weeks since the pink flagging appeared in front of our property.
- It’s election year; can the politicians buy your vote? It is very apparent that we are in an election year.
May 8, 2019
- Calamities showed that the system worked I have been doing some intensive research regarding the horrific incidents with Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft.
- So many cherished our local trolley! Chamber of Commerce!
- Our democracy belongs to us, not the Liberals Re: Electoral Reform Commission.
May 6, 2019
- How do you rationalize these questions? Mr. Will Drischler of Whitehorse: I read your letter in the April 26 Star (“Carbon taxers’ plot is under fire from Tory leaders”).
- Thanks to those who showed interest in the issue I spent my Saturday afternoon with some really interesting people who care about Whitehorse and its future in the next 20 years.
- The Yukon just blew an historic opportunity The Yukon just blew an historic opportunity
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People are ignoring warnings about bears The City of Whitehorse recently mailed out to all residents informing them to keep their garbage bins behind fences or closed enclosures, due to the problem of attracting bears.