Letters............

The first one was to 'The Globe and Mail'; hasn't been run -- probably because I just had two in.  My name is problematic because it stands out (thank you Brian Marley-Clarke!):

Dear Editor,

History has shown that giving politicians more money only results in more spending.  It does not result in a reduction of debt or deficits.

 In fact, it might be argued that not taxing more heavily results in more prudent fiscal spending.  I shudder to think what shape Alberta would be in if our provincial burghers introduced a sales tax.  Who knows what crazy vanity projects they would come up with?

 No, Mr. Coyne, the logic of economics is not at play here.  It would all be about politics and votes.  That’s where any windfall would end up.

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This was just to John Ibbitson; he won't reply, but I sent it anyway:

Dear Mr. Ibbitson,

 Your column today is accurate.  We haven’t had a prime minister since Pearson who governed with the objective of improving Canada and the lives of its citizens.

 Every decision is about votes, money or personal positions.  Katie Telford, who speaks for the pm and usually decides his positions, is married to a Jewish man, Mr. Silver, which obviously determines her influence on Mr. Trudeau.  Add to that the fact that his recent luxurious holiday in Jamaica was at the largess of Peter Green, a British billionaire, who happens to be Jewish, and you can see why he will not call Israel’s actions “genocide”.

 This is in no way anti-Semitic; his decisions would be different were other religions involved.  I know no mainstream media or columnist can mention these connections, but if you pull back the curtain on anything, you will see why things are done the way they are:  Money and votes – not objectivity.  Money talks in politics.  In fact, it’s usually the only thing that talks.

 I would pen a letter to the editor, but it would undoubtedly be considered anti-Semitic and discarded in horror.  I also hesitated to write to you for the same reason, but I just wanted to add another dimension to why this pm takes the position he does on Isreal.  Avi Lewis’s column today is the only one I have read, written by a Jewish person, which calls on the ICJ to side with South Africa on the genocide charge.  Brave of him, bravo, for his objectivity.

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