Letters, Aug. 31, 2024: ‘Terrible loss deserves recognition from Flames’

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Tragic news

What a terrible tragedy, the loss of former Flame Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew. My prayers are with his family always, may they both rest in peace. A suggestion for Flames management: next time Columbus visits, can the Flames have a Forever A Flame ceremony inviting the entire Gaudreau family to raise Johnny’s number to the rafters? It would be a fitting tribute to a great player and person.

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BRUCE HAYNES

(Johnny Gaudreau was a unique talent. He and his brother Matthew will be missed.)

Doesn’t make sense

Let me see if I have this straight! I can wash my vehicle, even if it is not dirty and even if it were, how serious is that? But, I cannot water my garden, which feeds my family, friends and neighbours? How indicative this is of this council and their inability to do anything with common sense! One can only shake their head and wait for the next election!

BOB FREEMAN

(Hope your garden can be salvaged.)

New Grit gameplan

Amazing. Trudeau is now trying to reverse the problems that he created with temporary foreign workers. He is so disparate, it won’t surprise me if he cut carbon taxes or reduce it, because his gameplan for nine years just isn’t working for Canadians. Throw them out.

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LEE RANDELL

(He’s hoping Canadian voters will have short memories.)

Why not Canada first?

Re: “Former U.S. ambassador to Canada gives ’tsunami warning’ about Trump” (The Canadian Press, Aug. 22): Bruce Heyman’s warning that a Trump presidency would “cause chaos for Canadians” is misguided. Trump plans to deport millions of undocumented migrants, and Heyman fears this will push them to our border. As a naturalized Canadian, I believe we can take a page from Trump’s book and be tougher on immigration, as we once were. Canada should prioritize its own citizens, just as I recall hearing stories of deportation that put Canada and Canadians first.

THABITHA MARK
Scarborough, Ont.

(Heyman should stay retired)

Defund the CBC

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Re: “Even the CBC’s allies are outraged over wasteful bonuses” (Kris Sims, Aug. 25): A very informative column with some very creative concepts on how those wasted funds could be better spent to assist and support Canadian families. We, the Canadian taxpayer, are giving the CBC $1.4 billion in funding this year alone, and 97.9% of TV-viewing Canadians choose not to watch CBC’s prime-time English language news program. It is interesting to note that in the global broadcasting industry, a TV show with a low audience viewing rating of only 66% is heading for cancellation, and the CBC with 97.9% non-viewer rating is still being funded. Maybe the Canadian taxpayer should be given that right to determine where their hard-earned tax dollars go. If given the vote, I’m sure that taxpaying Canadians would vote to defund the CBC, just like in a year from now Canadians will be voting to remove the Liberal Party and its sunny ways leader. No bonuses here, folks.

MICHAEL MCNUTT

(Canadians will have a chance in a way to vote to defund the CBC — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has made this part of his stump speech)

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