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Saturday, Feb. 21: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.
Published Feb 21, 2026 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 2 minute read
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A March 2015 file photo of radio host Lowell Green. Photo by TONY CALDWELL /POSTMEDIAArticle contentR.I.P., LOWELL
Re: Longtime Ottawa radio personality Lowell Green dead at 89, online, Feb. 15
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The passing of radio host Lowell Green — author, philanthropist and founder of an Ottawa newspaper that later became the Sun — brings sadness as he had the rare talent, in his long career in the radio business, of using common sense as the basis for his platforms.
I just wish the man had been 25 years younger. DEI Justin Trudeau would have been too terrified of him to remain in politics for as long as he did. And, with Lowell still on radio, Canada could have been saved.
R.I.P., Lowell
EDDY DIGNAN
ROCKLAND
HE WILL BE MISSED
I was a big fan of Lowell Green since he began his show on CFRA.
He was a very common-sense guy and a great Canadian. He will be missed.
ROBERT MORRIS
OTTAWA
LISTENED TO LOWELL FOR YEARS
Like many others, I listened to Lowell Green for years.
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There’s a question Lowell would often ask, and heaven help the caller who didn’t know the answer.
Just thinking about Lowell’s reaction to callers who didn’t know the answer makes me smile.
Here’s the question: Where’s the St. Lawrence Seaway?
JILL YOUNG
OTTAWA
NO MORE MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE
Lowell Green’s passing highlights what is missing today.
While the airwaves in Ottawa are filled with endless music stations vying for the same audience, why has someone not clued in to the fact that a well thought out, mostly political talk show is really what’s missing?
With the exception of Vassy Kapelos, on CFRA, we are without any meaningful dialogue on issues of the day.
Long gone are the days of Lowell Green, or Rob Snow, who at least talked about adult issues and gave their audiences chances to comment, even argue their viewpoints.
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WAYNE BOYCE
CARLETON PLACE
CHINESE VALUES OUR VALUES?
Mark Carney loves to pander for votes with statements like, “Muslim values are Canadian values.”
Not long ago, he made another statement that Canada’s greatest security threat was China. Now that he seems to be cozying up to them, does he now think that Communist Chinese values are Canadian values?
I honestly believe he’s gaslighting us to think that China is our friend and the U.S. is our enemy.
I’m not a pessimist, but the way this country is being governed, I’m not optimistic about the future of Canada.
GISELE LAVICTOIRE
ORLÉANS
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