YOU SAID IT: Taking us for a ride

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TAKING US FOR A RIDE

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Re: Chrystia Freeland reportedly spends thousands on limos, taxis in GTA, online, Jan. 3

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Like many of her Liberal colleagues and leader, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appears to believe she is entitled to her entitlements. She often brags about not even owning a vehicle, this while having exclusive access to a taxpayer limo and driver.

Spending thousands on limos and taxis is not a great example of fiscal prudence from Canada’s finance minister. Imagine this financial waste, whereas Conservative minister Bev Oda resigned because of an expensive glass of orange juice.

There are two different standards for politicians’ spending in Canada depending on their political party.

LARRY COMEAU
OTTAWA

PASS THE REMOTE

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Re: CBC to be revamped; Role of public broadcaster to be redefined before next election: St-Onge, Dec. 30

Apparently, to hedge against a possible change in government (let’s hope so!), Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said that the role of the CBC should be redefined before the next federal election.

Well, as far as I’m concerned, the only thing that will save the CBC is for the great Canadian commentator and author Rex Murphy to return to CBC, in both television and radio, so he can express his views 24/7. Other than that, I think I’ll pass on the CBC.

DAVID HONIGSBERG
TORONTO

WOKEN UP

Re: Health suddenly secondary; Activist docs want social justice to replace medical expertise, Dec. 29

Reading Brian Lilley’s column sent chills up my spine. If there are looney toons in the medical world thinking that medical performance shouldn’t come first, my mind immediately jumped to, “What next?”

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The next woke idea might be that after an election the winners don’t get to “rule,” but the minority elected will because they “tried.”

Give me a break!

NANCY HIRD
WHITBY, ONT.

NEWLY MINTED IDEA

Regarding Justin Trudeau’s legacy, may I suggest the minting of a new $100 coin?

On the head side, there could be an engraving of Justin Trudeau, of course, perhaps the one in that oh-so-fetching turban. On the tail side, a prominent middle finger superimposed on a sunset over the Prairies.

By 2025, it will be redeemable for 15 minutes of airport parking.

CURT GIENE
LLOYDMINSTER, ALTA.

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