Letters to the Editor Sept 28

While it is great news that our two Michaels are finally home, China needs to be punished economically for engaging in hostage diplomacy and illegally detaining Canadians for more than 1,000 days. One sure way is for Canada to totally reject Huawei 5G technology. This technology potentially represents a cyber risk to all of North America if allowed in Canada. Unfortunately, many Chinese companies engage in intellectual property theft.

Jim McEwen

Bowmanville

(The Trudeau government will never stand up to them and China doesn’t care)

HOUSE OF WORSHIP

The Chinese government releases the two Michaels after what I call the caving of the U.S. government. Yet all this time they stated that the Michaels’ arrests had nothing to do with the arrest of the Huawei CFO and Trudeau believed them. I guess now Trudeau can go back to worshipping the Chinese government.

Steve Whines

Brantford

(Or just continue to capitulate to them)

LISTEN TO THE KIDS

Re “Youth-led rally demanding urgent climate action hits Queen’s Park” (The Canadian Press, Sept. 24): Breathing in a world where I might have to live on a boat or wear a scuba suit all the time is a reality I don’t want to experience, nor do I want for my children. Climate change is becoming an adverse quandary, and the Canadian government needs to deliver its promises on helping to fight it. As a student, I believe that Canada needs to further focus on climate change and teach it in the curriculum so that we students and our future families have a chance at beating this inimical threat. Protesting and rallying are methods that proved to be efficient throughout history. The decisions of today’s generation are what will become the present in the future. Ideas such as reducing greenhouse gases by creating eco-friendly transportation or finding renewable sources of energy rather than using fossil fuels like oil and coal are ideas that millions of students can tinker with and make a reality if our government takes action today. Climate change should be a talk of the past in 10 years. My children, with confidence, should be able to say all the polar bears and penguins are safe and ask questions like what in the world were fossil fuels? This dream can only be a certainty if our government speaks of its promises and listens to the young minds of today.

Asraq Hameed

Ajax

(Words without action are meaningless.  But credit to those students for speaking up)

WE NEED ANSWERS

Re “Let’s unite behind Erin O’Toole” (Mike Harris, Sept.23 ): Voters were looking for a solution to the pandemic and did not find one in this past election. All parties had their campaign strategies, but none were prepared for the signs of animosity at the beginning. By the middle, it was apparent people were very concerned about what politicians would force upon them. In the end, O’Toole did not respond to what became the most important election issue. O’Toole, and all major party leaders, did not respond with a change in operations. People need a treatment for COVID-19.

Ron Yaraskavitch

Toronto

(There are no easy solutions to the pandemic â€" but basic competence from all levels of government is necessary)

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