Letters: Saskatoon snow clearing crews earn praise for diligence

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This is just a note of appreciation, to say a sincere thanks to the city for clearing the snow on our street — it has made such a difference for us. We were so happy to see the graders arrive on a Tuesday night this month; at 10 p.m., they were still going strong!

The grader went past our house several times and the driver was always careful to make sure our driveway entrance was clear. We were also impressed to see a city worker walking with the graders, directing traffic and ringing doorbells to see if people could move their cars out of the way.

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All in all, it was great to see such professionalism. We are absolutely supportive of including a residential snow removal commitment in city budgets.

Cathie Fornssler, Saskatoon

Maybe an angel will save us from war

According to David Cohen, U.S. ambassador to Canada, Canada’s defence spending is damaging the country’s reputation because Canada has not yet met NATO’s target of spending two per cent of GDP on defence. What matters? Reputation or people’s lives?

Over 16 million people died in the First World War and over 60 million in the Second World War. Do some leaders think things will turn out differently in the third world war? Or maybe that an angel will save the situation? They forget that angels generally tell us what to do, rather than doing things themselves.

Also, angels tend to appear incognito; some appear as students who ask that McGill University liquidate its investments in defence companies like Lockheed Martin whose fighter jets Israel has used to bomb Gaza; or as people exposing Canadian charitable funding for organizations implicated in Israeli war crimes and in what Francesca Albanese calls “settler colonial genocide” in occupied Palestine.

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Angels also appear as Pope Francis who asks for ceasefires on all war fronts by Christmas. Angels ask for nonviolence, ceasefires and negotiations. They care about people’s lives.

Evelyn Tischer, Regina

Carney should convince Trudeau to quit

It appears the prime minister finds great solace, consultation and inspiration from Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and of the Bank of England. In September, the Liberal Party of Canada appointed Mr. Carney to serve as chair of a leaders task force on economic growth in Canada.

Mr. Carney obviously provides great wisdom and expertise to the Liberal Party of Canada. Mr. Carney should be used as a communication conduit to have Justin Trudeau resign.

Should his efforts fall on deaf ears, Mr. Carney should remove himself immediately from all positions of influence and expertise to the Liberal Party of Canada and the prime minister.

Darrell Zakreski, Saskatoon

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