Letters to the Editor, June 13, 2019: Not convinced by billboard attack on Goodale

"We have a premier who has formed an alliance with the new Alberta premier to keep us stuck in the past and eager to increase our carbon footprint under the guise of more jobs," writes Dan Planeto.

Ralph Goodale, left, federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and Paul Merriman, Social Services Minister and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, sign a 10-year housing agreement at the Souls Harbour Mission home on the 1600 block of Angus Street on April 18, 2019. TROY FLEECE / Regina Leader-Post

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Sask. Party protecting cronies, not climate

Driving down Broad Street the other day, I noticed a billboard urging people to vote out Ralph Goodale in the upcoming federal election. It posited that Mr. Goodale was hurting national unity and hurting Saskatchewan by his actions.

Helloooo. It seems like just about every week I see news articles and TV spots where Ralph is giving federal funding to Saskatchewan sustainable energy projects, water projects, affordable housing projects, and the list goes on.

What a great time for Saskatchewan to co-operate with the federal government to get our province in a better position for the future to overcome the hurdles that climate change is presenting and to create new, cleaner and sustainable jobs. Just look at Texas and California and their booming economies due to sustainable energy projects.

But no, instead we have a premier who has formed an alliance with the new Alberta premier to keep us stuck in the past and eager to increase our carbon footprint under the guise of more jobs.

Meanwhile, thousands of uncapped oil wells are leaking methane and Co2 into the air. Economists around the world have pointed to the carbon tax as an effective tool to help mitigate the Co2 we are spewing into the atmosphere, but our government would rather fight against the federal government’s jurisdiction with expensive lawsuits and inflammatory rhetoric that has created the idea of a national unity issue.

Sadly, it’s very telling when the Saskatchewan Party has allied with the premier of the province where the majority of their political donations come from, and where the previous premier of our province is now employed, instead of uniting to fight an existential threat we are all facing.

Dan Planeto, Regina


Power outage: Blame low funding, not feds

RE: Saskatchewan senator Denise Batters links power outage to ‘anti-energy’ PM (June 10).

Dear Senator Batters,

Suggesting that the recent power outage in southeast Regina has anything to do with Prime Minister Trudeau, or the federal government, is simply absurd.

Closer to the truth: More like the provincial government needs to stop skimming off, and re-invest in, the Crowns; in this specific case, SaskPower.

Marc Spooner, Regina


How about extras if businesses in park?

Regarding the recent kerfuffle about the proposed Brandt building in Wascana Park: Why tilt at windmills, Regina? Why don’t we, the citizens, ask for something in return?

How about some pedestrian overpasses over Albert Street, College Avenue and Broad Street? I know motorists, cyclists and pedestrians would welcome them. Imagine a morning commute not interrupted by bicycles and pedestrians.

Conexus, nota bene, how about some additional community investment?

Quid pro quo, Regina!

Douglas Casimel, Regina


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