GOOD VIBES
With all the unrest and sadness in the world today, it was heartwarming to read so many “feel good” stories in the Toronto Sun Dec. 27! (I counted at least four!) People who opened their homes and hearts to stranded travellers here in Ontario and south of the border was just amazing! And the story of the airline that had been looking after a puppy who was abandoned by its owner in August and at last found his forever home with one of their pilots brought tears! Thank you for sharing these. I’m sure anyone with post-Christmas blues would feel cheered!
Gloria Aitken
Burlington
(We could all use a little bit of good news these days)
HIRE ME, ELON
Elon Musk has stated that “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!” Well, here I am! I have never been hesitant to try something new and am always willing to give my opinion on most topics even when some people might not want to hear them. I am not going to be silly enough to ask people whether they want me in the job and then accept that so I will be able to fill the position into the distant future. I would come into the position with no biases and would welcome suggestions on how to manage Twitter as I don’t actually use it so I might need some professional development. Although I am a defender of free speech, I would have no problem banning Trump from the platform. I await your employment offer with anticipation.
Dennis Fitzgerald
Melbourne, Australia
(One of the caveats is putting up a lot of your own capital – a few billion dollars)
BLAME AND EXCUSES
A number of your columnists on Dec. 22 wrote on the subject of seeming random violence in the city. In particular, the number of cases involving young people, some as young as 13. This has impacted me personally as my grandson’s best friend was murdered four years ago in Mississauga, 100 yards from my backyard. His friend was 14 years old and the event was extensively covered in the press. Some of the issues are obvious, the release of violent offenders on bail and/or lenient sentences being foremost. Another is the assertion that violent offenders seem to have more rights than their victims. There is a slippery slope that never gets mentioned. In Canada, from the age of 12, we have three fundamental rights: Suicide, substance abuse and mental illness. I am not proposing a return to electric shock treatments for individuals who veer from the norm of accepted behaviour and the solution is complicated without stepping on someone’s toes. I understand that if an adult wishes to exercise any of the three, so be it, but children? I have no solution but I wish the blame would include the system that allows and in fact condones aberrant behaviour and excuses violence towards innocent people.
Scott Nease
(If our decision makers, don’t see that we need fundamental change then we need new leaders)
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