Letters Archive
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June 16, 2015
- Drivers: always watch out for cyclists! I had an unfortunate encounter with a truck while cycling to work last week.
June 15, 2015
- Your comments were a good start, Ms. Hanson The NDP leader showed leadership with mining (Star letters, June 12).
- We need a national referendum on the Senate It is difficult these days to watch a news program or read a newspaper and not hear about the Senate.
June 12, 2015
- Are the Red Chamber鈥檚 costs worth it? The Senate costs the Canadian taxpayer an average of $1 million per senator.
- CBC radio鈥檚 nonsense is running 鈥榓t-large鈥� A bear is 鈥渞unning at-large鈥� in Whitehorse, according to a recent report by the CBC鈥檚 Whitehorse chapter.
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Presenting some Commissioner鈥檚 Awards history I read with interest John Firth鈥檚 commentary on the Commissioner鈥檚 Awards (Star, June 5).
- NIMBY-ism plagues resource development Some groups don鈥檛 want any resource development in the Yukon for a number of reasons. Environmentalism is all against development.
- The loopy left means mockery and ruination We鈥檙e still a few months from the federal election, before we can silence the lefties for another four years, and silence them we must.
- Live up to your obligations, Minister Istchenko Ed. note: this is an open letter to Environment Minister Wade Istchenko.
- The day when boats get wings .... I have heard a lot of comments about this on the street.
- What gave you the right to do this? Ed. note: this is an open letter to Environment Minister Wade Istchenko.
- We offer an alternative to ham-fisted secrecy Over the last few months, more and more Yukoners have been openly discussing the future of mining in Yukon.
June 11, 2015
- More hard truths and real consequences The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) took six years to come up with 94 broad recommendations,
- How to ensure cheap energy in the Yukon A local economist likes to put out information on cheap energy at five cents per kiloWatt hour.
June 10, 2015
- The state of mining in the Yukon is problematic I have been studying the mining sector to determine the real potential for mining in the Yukon.
- Think of the senators who have integrity With Tuesday鈥檚 release of the report on expense accounts of Canada鈥檚 senators, I am sure many people looked to see who was on 鈥渢he list鈥�.
- I spurn the uncaring, elitist Conservatives Recently, our member of Parliament, Ryan Leef, made much of the fact that he voted against his party, the Conservatives, headed by Stephen Harper.
- Your silence and inaction said it all, Mr. Leef Ed. note: this is an open letter to Yukon MP Ryan Leef.
June 9, 2015
- We are very disappointed Self-Governing Yukon First Nations are very disappointed Bill S-6 passed Monday without amendments.
- You could show compassion, and leadership Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Darrell Pasloski.
- The orange wave will drown the Liberals and Tories I, among thousands of Yukon voters, would disagree with the assertion that the next election will be a rerun between Larry Bagnell and Ryan Leef.
- The Tories ignored Yukoners鈥� opinions Many Yukoners have expressed concerns about Bill S-6. Their voices and their views have not been treated with respect.
- Filthy fracking/LNG energy: designed for disaster This is a reply to local letter writer Wilf Carter.