Letter to the editor: Central bank rate cut laughable

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Re: Canada cut a break; Central bank’s key interest rate falls for first time in more than 4 years, June 6

The Bank of Canada has cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points. Wow! Be still my heart. (Sarcasm, in case you are missing it.)

This is like giving a dehydrated victim crawling in the desert a teaspoon of water, then congratulating yourself on your magnanimity.

Tiff of the Treasury and Trudeau of the C-tax have been running this Punch and Judy puppet show for four years.

First the giveaways and rate drops. Then the evil inflation and now the self-congratulatory rate drop.

Tory? Tory? Did somebody say, “Tory”?

Oh, but wait. First, we must arrange for those 80 MPs to get their lifetime pensions.

Way past time to close the curtain on this gong show.

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DYAN CROSS

OTTAWA

NATION OF WHINERS

Re: Onus is on us to keep heroic D-Day memories alive, June 5

Lorne Gunter questioned our ability to fight today as we did in both the world wars.

Unfortunately, even though our population has almost quadrupled, without conscription we couldn’t begin to have an army the size we had during the Second World War.

It was a different time and people in general were far stronger, both physically and mentally.

We have turned into a nation of whiners who would talk about decisive action, but would slink to the back of the line when called upon.

WAYNE BOYCE

CARLETON PLACE

PAY FOR RESCUE

Unless it is through no fault of their own, people who venture out into the water or in the wild and have to be rescued should be made to pay the costs. It is not cheap when fire services or other rescue crews are summoned to help find or scoop up folks who have gone off without taking due precautions, including thinking things through. The taxpayer should not be stuck with the bill; perhaps that would make people think twice about their next uncharted adventure.

STEPHEN FLANAGAN

OTTAWA

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