Premier Scott Moe should not only have skipped Preston Manning’s conference on Western separatism — he should have condemned it, writes Elaine Arnusch.
How sad is it that a premier of Saskatchewan saying he believes in a united Canada becomes front page news? This should be a given.
Premier Scott Moe should be stating emphatically that he is against separatism. Moe should not have joined the ilk of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and former federal opposition leader Preston Manning at last week’s True North — Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa.
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I note that Smith demanded a meeting of first ministers with Mark Carney when he first became prime minister, but then refused to attend that meeting in person. Moe also did not attend the meeting in person.
The Premier represents Saskatchewan as a whole — not just the ultra right.
Elaine Arnusch, Regina
Canada needs to refocus on peace
Canada’s foreign policy is one of supporting war. Every year, Canada wastes more and more funds on its military. Instead, Canada needs to strengthen its medical care and other social programs.
Canada should invest more in diplomacy. Canada should stop supporting the attack on Gaza by the U.S. and Israel. Canada should support a two-way arms embargo on Israel. Canada should leave NATO and NORAD.
Canada needs an independent foreign policy of peace and disarmament. Canada should enact boycott, divestment and sanctions on Israel. Canada should cut its military spending by 75 per cent. Canada does not need new fighter jets or warships.
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Canada should repatriate Canadian troops and cancel military exports. Canada should sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Ed Lehman, Regina
Funding for incarceration ridiculous
It costs $140,000 a year to house a criminal in a Canadian prison. This is outrageous. That’s probably why Canadian laws haven’t changed much. Are they being served lobster and filet mignon every day for lunch? Not likely.
If we are going to put more criminals in prison in Canada, let’s go all the way and put them in a prison way up north where new big military bases are to be created. The prison walls do not have to be made high or thick. Three or four chain link fences topped with razor wire encircling the prison with a moat should suffice.
Prisoners won’t want to escape because there is literally no vegetation to hide behind. There is only one road in and out to the nearby military base. Polars bears would eat them, the bugs and flies would torment them.
Finally, how would escaped prisoners cope with -30 C temperatures without warm parkas? So why not just build new and cheaper prisons with less prison staff, way up north?
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Robert Moskal, Winnipeg
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