Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

If you don't act, you're endorsing the status quo How can Yukoners get involved in demanding truth and accountability from their government?
I strongly object to honouring the Quest I was shocked to learn that the "Yukon Quest鈥� event is one of the three finalists for a National Award for Tourism Excellence at Canada's Tourism Leadership Summit on Nov. 3 in Saint John, N.B.

It's time to end this degrading practice Ed. note: this letter concerns NDP MP Peter Stoffer's private member's bill.
Vaccinations: who is the real beneficiary? Having almost died twice and on a third occasion been made severely ill, I strongly oppose vaccination.
鈥楨vil people' punctured my tires First of all, I want to describe some of the seniors at the Yukon College 600 block. There are some real nice people there, but they are only a minority.
End this hated, vicious, useless long gun registry! MP Candice Hoeppner's private member's bill, C-391, is coming up on Nov. 4 for yet another opportunity at the government level to put an end to the LIEberal-inspired, hated, vicious, $2-billion, useless long gun registry.
The 鈥榗onsensus' way is not the better way OK; you're scaring me!

Save the dogs, and abolish the Quest! Re: Quest cited for tourism excellence (Star, Sept. 24).
I am passionate about curbing greenhouse gases A number of Yukoners know, from my speeches in Yukon and Ottawa, how passionate I am about the effects of climate change in the North, and the need to take urgent action.
Indifference devalued all aboriginal women It was with dismay that the organizing committee of the 2009 Sisters in Spirit Vigil opened the paper on Monday, Oct. 5.
We will continue to monitor the reporting rules I am writing to clarify the approval process and reporting requirements for the Northern Housing Trust.

Expand this international immunization plan Judging by the headlines, many people in Canada won't be caught dead taking the H1N1 vaccine now that it's available.
Keno Hill 鈥� Yukon's own Third World Recently, the actions taken by Canadian mining companies in poor foreign countries has come to the general public's attention.

Why did you oppose this act in Parliament? Shame on you, Larry!
Please support this peace initiative Ed. note: this is a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The real power broker is Archie Lang Shortly after my introduction into Yukon politics in the early'60s, an old prospector remarked to me,
Put this former store to good use I'm good and tired of the frozen homeless story 鈥� oh woe, oh woe, what to do? What to do?
This situation is a conflict It would appear that the Yukon Minister of Economic Development is off to the People's Republic of China to woo investors interested in the Yukon mining industry (Star, Oct. 21).

Come and help hug the legislature Bringing Youth Towards Equality (BYTE) and the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition invite all Yukon people to join us in a global campaign for action on climate change.
A report on a vital northern conference Well, for a moment, let's park the politics and talk about the Yukon in the national northern context.
Advisory council corrects the record Thanks for providing comprehensive and reasonably balanced election coverage.
We have to get rid of these silly clowns The opinion article in Wednesday's paper was spot-on.

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