SINGH KEEPS SUPPORTING TRUDEAU
It’s laughable to listen to Jagmeet Singh say the Liberals are far too weak to match the Tories in the next election, and the NDP is the only party to stand up to the government. Two million people line up at food banks, housing costs have doubled, immigration is out of control, and a 61-cent carbon tax looms in the near future. This is not about what’s best for Canadian people or improving Canadian lives. This is about Singh, the politician, his future, his income, his pension, this is not about a politician who cares about improving the day-to-day lives of the working class. This is about a politician who says publicly, “Things are bad under Trudeau,” but no matter how bad the coming year gets for Trudeau’s Liberals, he will continue to prop up this weak government. This is really about Singh hoping that in the next year, things get so bad for Trudeau and his Liberals that he, Jagmeet Singh, becomes the official Opposition leader. It’s about Singh’s best possible future, not about what’s best for working-class Canadians. Singh needs to get himself a violin to play while he watches the rest of us burn.
Michael McNutt
Mississauga
(No one should be surprised the NDP leader is looking out for his own best interests. In additional to that, the NDP is not in a financial position to mount a meaningful election bid.)
SAFE SUPPLY VS. SAFE CONSUMPTION
There is a fundamental difference between safe supply and safe consumption sites and there are substantially different policy considerations in allowing either. So far, there appears to be no effective way of preventing safe supply drugs from being diverted to the illicit market. Safe supply almost always increases the total supply of drugs in the market. On the other hand, safe consumption sites can do more than delay a person’s “slow-motion suicide.” They may allow an addict to reach a stage in life where they are willing to seek effective counselling and treatment. Delaying death can give some people the time and opportunity to become fundamentally different individuals.
Bruce Couchman
Ottawa
(What we are doing now is not working.)