You Said It: Trade Erik Karlsson
Updated: January 3, 2018 6:00 AM EDT
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Senators forward Bobby Ryan celebrates his goal with Erik Karlsson (65) during the third period.Fred Chartrand / THE CANADIAN PRESS
CANADA WORKS
I always find it amusing to read letters proposing ending the constitutional monarchy in Canada without proposing an alternative.
So what are the alternatives? First, we could have an absolute monarchy (Henry VIII: off with their heads!) We could have a dictatorship. We could have a theocracy (Iran).
We could have a theocratic dictatorship (Erdogan in Turkey). Finally, we could have an elected president such as they have right now in the USA.
If we did that, we would have to give the president veto power.
Imagine this scenario. We have a House of Commons with a Conservative majority and Liberal president and we give the Liberal president veto power. It could also be vice versa – a Liberal House of Commons with a Conservative [resident. Wouldn't all that be fun.
In my view, things are working just fine the way they are.
TERRY TALLER
(A good reminder as we head into our 160th year.)
NEW NAME FOR LIBERALS
I completely agree and you are totally correct with your recent editorials. They should be compulsorily reading for all Canadians, especially Ontarians!
Any possibility that the present federal and provincial Liberals could be re-elected should be of great concern. They both are doing their level best to destroy this country with ridiculous and destructive economic policies. Just more of the same tax grabs that they are famous for.
The only new name that I can think of for both governments is to re-name them the Party of Arrogance and Uselessness.
LINDSAY HEPBURN
(We're no fans of the Liberals but that doesn't have much of a ring to it!)
TRADE KARLSSON
Trade Erik Karlsson! At least that way we would get something for him. If he leaves for "greener pastures," we may get nothing, and I do expect that's what will happen.
SUE SHEFFIELD
(Either way, it'd be a shame to see the captain leave.)
SEDUCED BY LIBERALS
Truer words were never spoken than in Andre Marin's recent column, as trying to frighten voters about conservatives has been used by both Kathleen Wynne and Justin Trudeau. Trudeau vilified Stephen Harper over the overblown Robocalls fiasco and Mike Duffy affair.
Wynne is already saying Patrick Brown would be dangerous for Ontario. Mistruths and exaggerations seem to be in the DNA of Liberals, that are aided and abetted by left-leaning media.
Liberals will do anything to cling to power, including spending billions on vote-buying schemes and using divisive politics. Yet as we keep seeing that many Canadians cannot see this!
LARRY COMEAU
(In fairness, Tories are no strangers to divisive politics either – such as the barbaric cultural practices snitch line.)
Kathleen Wynne