Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

Summits' cost is creating disbelief, disgust Quite clearly, the Government of Canada is tone-deaf to the excess and waste in spending going on with the upcoming G8 and G20 summits.
PM should think video-conferencing OK; let me get this straight: $1 billion to put on a big splash to impress whom? G-8, G-20 鈥� the more, the merrier.
What can we learn from the Gulf of Mexico disaster? Thanks to a previous Liberal government and the current Conservative one,

Registry's death is long overdue In a recent commentary, Rex Murphy asserts: "The gun registry is also emblematic of the one great divide in this country: rural vs. urban.鈥�
鈥極ut of touch' government won't help us Ed. note: this is an open letter to the Yukon government.

Let's correct pensions' imbalance Re. pensions for caregivers.
CACP wrong before and wrong now on C-391 Much has been made of the opposition of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) to Bill C-391 (An Act to Abolish the Long-Gun Registry).
A message to all Canadian politicians Does Liberal MP Mark Holland think we are living in a banana republic dictatorship?
You should serve, not punish, our citizens This is an open reply to Mayor Bev Buckway's reply to my letter published in last Friday's Star.

Would my state ban tobacco too? Recently, three of the many media reporters who rushed to Key West for the breaking news of possible "tar balls鈥� landing on our shoreline interviewed me,
There was a new kind of fire in the Junction Some Canadian Rangers, working for Wildland Fire Management in the territory, fought fires over the Victoria Day long weekend.

Responsible use and responsible legislation I wish to comment on the May 28th letter to the editor from the Trails Only Yukon Association's (TOYA's) Vern Peters, in which he very clearly outlined Trails Only's plan for Yukon riders and trails users.
We are shocked by this act of vandalism This scene greeted the staff and students of Takhini Elementary School at about 6:00 Tuesday night after someone destroyed the school's new $2,000 wall tent.
We emphasize four principles in the ATV control debate TOYA (Trails Only Yukon Association) would like to thank all those who have shown support after our initial public meeting May 6 (Star, May 7).
We need more than a task force, Minister Ed. note: this is a letter to Justice Minister Marian Horne.
I offer my condolences to the bereaved families Re. the Israeli attack on Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla.

Elijah Smith would be appalled It's shameful and sad to see the public, and in particular a non-profit group like Blood Ties Four Directions,
What's happening to our our building, our Yukon? What's happening to my Yukon? And our federal building?
Don't police exist to enforce the laws? The government's role is to bring forth bills, laws and programs which are in line with the will of the people they represent.
Do you know what your ignorance cost us? This is an open letter to the campers who felt it necessary to ruin a roadside campsite on the Takhini River Road on Saturday night.

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