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Re: “Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 as Alberta vows legal fight” (The Canadian Press, Dec. 17): It is discouraging that Canada is delaying its commitment to have a net-zero electricity grid. As much as the federal government now claims otherwise, having a clean grid by 2035 was the goal. Shifting that commitment to 2050 is clearly moving in the wrong direction, given the increasing intensity of climate impacts. The federal and provincial governments are squabbling over petty jurisdictional questions when they should be collaborating. Specifically, eliminating coal is not only helpful for the climate but also has dramatic benefits for human health. For example, Ontario essentially has no smog days since it stopped burning coal as well as seeing significant drops in childhood asthma. These are benefits that citizens of Alberta also deserve. Its provincial government ought to be working with the federal government to eliminate burning coal for electricity. Helping the climate and improving the health of their citizens would be a clear win-win.
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NIALL WHELAN
(Many important issues are taking a back seat to Trudeau’s drama)
Election time
Many in the media are saying Justin Trudeau has a difficult decision to make: Should he stay on as leader or should he resign? I have a simple solution, call an election and Canadian voters will decide for you.
CHRIS BEUGLET
(An election is the most elegant solution to Canada’s Trudeau problem)
Freeland is not a leader
Why would anyone think Chrystia Freeland would make a good leader? She backed up Trudeau’s woke craziness time and time again. She agreed with all the overspending. She is totally out of touch. She thought cancelling Disney Plus would solve a family’s financial problems and saving a whole dollar on a rotisserie chicken would suddenly make it affordable. She came down on the truckers like a ton of bricks, but the anti-Israel types who burn our flag, nothing. Like Trudeau, she is a phony, only caring about herself. Give me a break.
NORMAN SHIFMAN
(Freeland is only top of mind right now for Liberals because she’s the one from the “front bench” who has very publicly stood up to Trudeau)
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