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Article contentBILLIONS LOST IN SPACE<\/p>\n
While I wish the astronauts on the Artemis II mission a safe return, I wish even more for the countries involved to stop spending billions on space adventures that mean very little to the majority of people on this planet.<\/p>\n
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We\u2019ve already damaged Earth very badly, so we have absolutely no right to ruin outer space. A quick search will tell you how much \u201cspace junk\u201d pollution is out there already.<\/p>\n
Instead, we should spend those billions of dollars here on Earth on things that will last generations longer than a 10-day space trip. A short list includes affordable housing, medical research, food security, mental health and addiction facilities, mosquito nets, clean drinking water, seniors care, etc.<\/p>\n
Stop spending billions outside the boundaries of Earth and use these billions where they can do the most good. It certainly isn\u2019t studying the far side of the moon.<\/p>\n
JUDY WARREN
OTTAWA<\/p>\n
DISASTER COMING DOWN THE LINE<\/p>\n
The Liberals\u2019 deceptive proposed idea for high-speed rail is mind-boggling. They cite a $90-billion cost and years of construction. I can guarantee that those costs would balloon and that it would be saddled with delays.<\/p>\n
You should look up the disastrous high-speed rail project in California to see what can happen when governments mismanage large-scale transportation projects. Same goes for Toronto transit.<\/p>\n
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This is one of the Liberals\u2019 priorities paid for by taxpayers? Who would benefit? Guess who.<\/p>\n
GISELE LAVICTOIRE
ORL\u00c9ANS<\/p>\n
FORD NO DIFFERENT<\/p>\n
Many Ontarians thought they were replacing the high-spending McGuinty-Wynne governments with a real Conservative. In Premier Doug Ford, nothing could be further from the truth, with this year\u2019s projected deficit $13.8 billion and the provincial debt hitting $485 billion in 2026-27.<\/p>\n
The auto industry is on life support with thousands of job losses, and we have provincial health care and housing crises with nothing being done.<\/p>\n
Ford recently came out supporting a Mark Carney majority government. That is sure to lose Ford even his Conservative base. So it\u2019s no wonder Liberals are gaining support, even without an effective leader.<\/p>\n
LARRY COMEAU
OTTAWA<\/p>\n
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