{"id":751734,"date":"2026-06-21T14:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T14:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/751734\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T14:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T14:51:24","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-june-21-economic-success-is-possible-not-only-with-oil-and-artificial-intelligence-scott-moe-should-be-applauded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/751734\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters to the editor, June 21: \u2018Economic success is possible not only with oil and artificial intelligence. Scott Moe should be applauded\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n

Magistr, 29, the soldier of the 125th Brigade, 3rd Army Corps, in the trenches in the Kharkiv region, on June 5.Olga Ivashchenko\/The Globe and M\/The Globe and Mail<\/p>\n

Peace prospects<\/p>\n

Re \u201cUkraine\u2019s fight is longer than the First World War, and looks similar in the trenches\u201d<\/a> (June 13): Having just returned from a visit to the Somme battlefields, which included a walk through the remnants of trenches once inhabited by the brave Newfoundland Regiment, I was particularly moved by the parallels drawn here between trench warfare in the First World War and today in Ukraine. <\/p>\n

Why is it that the rats in those trenches seem wiser than the greedy, power-hungry world leaders who eschew international co-operation and squander opportunities for peace?<\/p>\n

Julia Drake Toronto <\/p>\n

Prairie power<\/p>\n

Re \u201cHow Saskatchewan\u2019s \u2018soft power\u2019 laid the groundwork for Canada to diversify trade\u201d<\/a> (Report on Business, June 13): How refreshing to see that economic success is possible not only with oil and artificial intelligence. <\/p>\n

Scott Moe should be applauded. Perhaps he and Doug Ford could meet for lunch?<\/p>\n

Karin Zabel Ottawa<\/p>\n

More or less?<\/p>\n

Re \u201cMark Carney\u2019s economic plan has medium-term goals, but we need affordability now\u201d<\/a> (Report on Business, June 13): Yes, l am a senior who has seen the value of my homeownership accrue substantial gains over a period of 50 years. <\/p>\n

Let that sink in \u2013 50 years \u2013 because it seems to be lost on critics that people live that long. I was also raising toddlers through the period in the early 1980s when inflation was at 12.5 per cent and a five-year renewal mortgage was at 21.75 per cent. <\/p>\n

l would like to see how critics would adjust the family budget and affordability with that backdrop. Having worked my whole life and contributed my fair share to Canada\u2019s health and welfare with no private pension plan, l simply say \u201cuncle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Susan Forwell Recchia Waterloo, Ont.<\/p>\n

I think most high-income earners feel guilty and would agree to lower thresholds for Old Age Security clawbacks. Most would be happy if revised rules benefitted seniors who really need it. <\/p>\n

The Canada Pension Plan is based on an individual\u2019s average pensionable earnings that go toward funding the plan. The OAS is a citizenship right based on net income in retirement. They are two totally different things. <\/p>\n

Downward revising of OAS clawback thresholds will likely gain praise, not revolt, from high-income earners in retirement.<\/p>\n

Anne Greenwood Toronto<\/p>\n

On MAID<\/p>\n

Re \u201cA decade after MAID became legal, life has become cheap in Canada\u201d<\/a> (Opinion, June 13): There has been lots of coverage of medical assistance in dying cases where process wasn\u2019t followed, and it\u2019s important to take action where required. But let us remember that of the roughly 5 per cent of deaths in Canada occurring through MAID, almost all have gone as expected and provided dignity to those seeking it. <\/p>\n

If we are a compassionate society, we should carry that compassion through to end of life. We should push for advance wishes for those with illnesses such as dementia, so they too can be comforted that their end will be dignified, and they will not live out their end years in a cognitively and physically diminished state. <\/p>\n

It is easy to look for what is wrong, but let us keep perspective and focus on what is right, then build from there.<\/p>\n

Cheryl Altman Collingwood, Ont.<\/p>\n

My father begged me to help end his life, due to pain from bone metastases, even though he was being cared for in a palliative setting affiliated with a hospital. My mother, an incredibly accomplished woman, was frightened and disoriented as she sunk further into the depths of dementia. Both would have chosen medical assistance in dying in a heartbeat, had it been available to them.<\/p>\n

It is suggested that some MAID cases are the result of \u201cmalignant indifference\u201d or \u201csystemic failures.\u201d Not all forms of suffering are remediable, even with caring social supports and the best of accessible systems.<\/p>\n

I believe a society which allows individuals to decide when their own suffering is intolerable is not perverse, but rather compassionate. I will not make this choice for anyone else, but I value a society that allows me to make it for myself.<\/p>\n

Lori Moore Bowmanville, Ont.<\/p>\n

Traffic trouble<\/p>\n

Re \u201cToronto\u2019s gateway roads are an embarrassment\u201d<\/a> (June 13): Bang on regarding the embarrassing state of Toronto entry roads. <\/p>\n

I am a native Torontonian, one who had plenty of time to study the Gardiner \u201cExpressway\u201d as I bussed home from two hours north for a medical appointment. I stewed on the bus until well after my appointed hour. It snailed its way past St. Joseph\u2019s Health Centre in the west end in a record 55-minute crawl.<\/p>\n

Welcome to football fans at FIFA\u2019s first foray into Canada and all the stalwart Blue Jays fans. I hope they get to the game on time.<\/p>\n

Jane Crist Collingwood, Ont.<\/p>\n

Missing Marner<\/p>\n

Re \u201cMarner\u2019s old playoff habits resurface to somewhat let the Leafs off the hook\u201d<\/a> (Sports, June 16): Recent criticism of Mitch Marner reflects a pattern that followed him throughout his time in Toronto: assigning too much blame to one player for broader organizational failures.<\/p>\n

Mr. Marner was not flawless in the playoffs, but neither were the Maple Leafs. Management, coaching decisions, roster construction and inconsistent performances from multiple players all contributed to the team\u2019s inability to contend for a Stanley Cup. Yet he became the symbol of that frustration.<\/p>\n

What often gets overlooked is that he is one of the league\u2019s elite playmakers, a strong two-way player and a key contributor in all situations. Many scoring chances he created in the playoffs went unfinished by teammates, but playmakers rarely receive the same recognition as goalscorers.<\/p>\n

That Toronto missed the playoffs after Mr. Marner\u2019s departure should prompt a reassessment of his value. The Leafs may have failed to fully appreciate one of the best players it ever had.<\/p>\n

Prat Pushkar Whitby, Ont. <\/p>\n

Swan song<\/p>\n

Re \u201cThe end of Hockey Night in Canada is no tragedy for collective identity \u2013 just look at Quebec” <\/a>(June 19): If Sportsnet is interested in soothing any sense of loss Canadians might be experiencing as Hockey Night in Canada comes to an end, perhaps Rogers could ask Bell to sell the rights to The Hockey Theme, which CTV outbid the CBC to acquire in 2008.<\/p>\n

Hockey on Saturday nights haven\u2019t been the same without Canada\u2019s \u201cother national anthem.\u201d Dun da-da dun-dun! <\/p>\n

Please bring it back.<\/p>\n

Kevin Wright Vancouver<\/p>\n

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Letters to the Editor should be exclusive to The Globe and Mail. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. Keep letters to 150 words or fewer. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. To submit a letter by e-mail, click here: letters@globeandmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Magistr, 29, the soldier of the 125th Brigade, 3rd Army Corps, in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":751735,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[62,276,277,49,48,60895,2922,1399,61],"class_list":["post-751734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificialintelligence","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-letters-to-the-editor","tag-noastack","tag-nopolly","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/751734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=751734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/751734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/751735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=751734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=751734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=751734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}