FOCUS ON SOMETHING IMPORTANT
With the new expanded powers that John Tory will have maybe he can use his veto power to stop at least a little of the stupidity of his council by canning the Dundas St. name change. Do something novel and show leadership. There are many other areas that need money and attention. And with his new duties that will keep him uber busy, he won’t have time for anything else and should resign his Rogers position so he can focus. That’s right, l said ‘focus,’ instead of what he is planning on doing to we the taxpayers.
Bill Jamieson
Toronto
(The sad reality is he is leading the charge. Don’t hold your breath Tory will switch gears)
PHASING OUT
Re “COP27 deal delivers landmark on ‘loss and damage,’ but little else” (Reuters, Nov. 20): It’s not true that COP27 achieved little besides the landmark agreement on loss and damage. Conference-goers laid important groundwork for the next logical step in the struggle against climate change — a fossil fuel phase-out. Key delegates spoke loudly and clearly about the need for phase-out. The German foreign minister, the Marshall Islands climate envoy, delegations from India and other nations all called repeatedly for a phase-out of fossil fuel production. What these luminaries grasp is that a loss and damage fund logically requires winding down the substance causing all the loss and damage — carbon dioxide and other planet-busting gases. That means we have to phase-out fossil fuels to avoid all emissions, not merely the upstream emissions occurring within our borders. COP27 delegates calling for phase-out are the vanguard of a movement, and they’re not going anywhere. By this time next year, we’ll all be talking about phase-out.
Andy Kubrin
Calgary
(At the conference next year, they will talk about the exact same things, and will make the exact same commitment)
BEGINNING OF THE END?
Re “Musk confuses Twitter with the real world” (Jonah Goldberg, Nov. 11): Elon Musk has made a name for himself in technology circles – Tesla, SpaceX, among others, and has amassed considerable personal wealth on paper, yet he has not earned much credit lately in areas where common sense means more than intellectual or business genius. Buying out Twitter may prove to be one of those areas, with his initial personnel move to lay off (fire) 50% of the company’s 7500 employees, many of whom – as one would expect – are needed to run the business – new CEO or not! Musk followed this masterful head-scratching action by issuing an ultimatum to Twitter employees eliminating working from home and mandating a new high-intensity work environment, leading to discussions among key senior employees about mass resignations. Is this the end of Twitter or a new start?
Duane Sharp
Mississauga
(Musk is being transparent and really showing us what’s under the hood at Twitter and what was going on. He has already improved it)
COME ON ONTARIO
You people in Ontario are amazing. You allow a union to hold your children hostage. You think that CUPE is right. But that’s OK. No wonder you vote Liberal. Thank God we in Alberta see you as you are.
Ed Skelding
Airdrie, Alta.
(We see you Alberta)
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