Letters: Columnists help undecided Sask., Saskatoon voters

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My wife and I are still undecided voters and we’d like to thank Mr. Tank and Mr. Mandryk for their continued and detailed coverage and articles about the upcoming provincial election.

Because of their concentrated and critical articles, we’re thankful for having The StarPhoenix and it provides such a significant benefit to voters in the coming city and provincial elections.

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Whether we agree with Mr. Tank on his ideas about “economic scare tactics” and Saskatoon mayoral candidates or not, we’re really blessed that we have these concise and well-written pieces, so that we can read and think about what’s at stake.

In response to Mr. Mandryk’s piece about Premier Moe “doing little” to preserve urban “footholds,” we wonder why Premier Moe would chase a dog that already seems to have come home.

We’re not pollsters, but our conversations with regular people, the people in beauty shops, church basements making perogies and other food, tradespeople and small business owners seems to indicate that Premier Moe and his party already have a lot more of the urban vote than some want to talk about.

In trying to make our own decisions about the vote, we heard a lot of people tell us it’s all about who can keep taxes at least steady and provide public safety in urban and rural areas. Again, money and cost of living were main concerns among a lot of people in Saskatoon.

Thank you for your care in helping others make up their minds at this crucial time.

Mike Sluchinski, Saskatoon

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Thanks to Moe for fighting carbon tax

Climate change is real and has been happening for eons. It will continue to happen until the end of time.

If you believe human pollution is a cause of escalating climate change, then Canadian industry must employ all methods available to reduce harmful emissions, individuals must continue to reduce, reuse and recycle, just as we have been doing for decades.

Canada’s contribution to global pollution is approximately 1.5 per cent and is therefore insignificant. I heat with natural gas, a bountiful commodity in Saskatchewan, yet the carbon tax applied to my usage is higher than the cost of the gas itself.

On a recent bill, the cost of the gas was $11.67 and the carbon tax was $12.78, although it was, of course, removed from the total bill due to Saskatchewan’s carbon tax fight with Ottawa.

The top five polluters on earth are China, India, the United States, Russia and the European community. How much do their citizens pay for carbon tax? The answer is zero, nada, zilch. Let the major polluters pay the price and give the overtaxed Canadians a badly needed break. Axe the tax.

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I’m glad we have a premier that will stand up to the federal government and Justin Trudeau’s people that imposed this unjustifiable tax. Keep up the good fight. And thank you Scott Moe.

Randall Crone, Cudworth

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