Letter to the Editor: This Makes Sport Extra Harmful

walterpalladJuly 5, 2023

make the sport extra harmful

Re: Warmington: Feminine Rugby Participant Complains About Putting Trans Opponent Too Laborious, On-line Version, June 28

Assuming Ash is transitioning to feminine, she appears to be within the very early levels of transitioning. She has a typical male coiffure, together with her hairline receding. In some American sports activities, transgender girls should suppress male hormones for a specified variety of months earlier than competing as girls. We hope that this sort of requirement is permitted by Canadian regulation.

In England, the Rugby Soccer Union permits solely these born feminine to play for the ladies’s staff. That is primarily based on the precept that participating trans girls in high-contact sports activities is harmful for different athletes. There’s already a major danger of concussion in rugby, which might be exacerbated by having gamers with vastly totally different health ranges.

Bruce Coachman

Ottawa

(We agree that security ought to take priority over all different elements.)

the place are the children

We introduced our two grandchildren house over the weekend not too long ago and as normal all of us had a good time. Through the three days we visited numerous parks in our neighborhood. My spouse and I requested ourselves the identical query. “The place are all the children?” She had two parks with no children in any respect, and now she had a dad or mum and her one little one in a single park.

The climate was nice, however all the pieces was quiet. I feel electronics have changed out of doors actions. How unhappy.

Stephen Flanagan

Ottawa

(Children have to go outdoors with out gadgets extra typically.)

belief is gone

Belief ranges on this nation have reached zero in nearly all the pieces, together with to the purpose that our allies now not belief us, and the remainder of the world is little question conscious. It’s a unhappy day that this nation has fallen to such a low degree after being a proud nation that has carried a lot of its weight through the years. However most Canadians aren’t proud sufficient to care.

Pete McClellan

block constructing

(Canadians care. Their authorities…not a lot.)

well timed taxes

Liberals often increase taxes on April Idiot’s Day. The newest carbon tax went into impact on Canada Day. It is simply the fitting time to make a visit to the lake or a drive to see household just a little dearer. However don’t fret. Our Prime Minister is already planning a cross-country, trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific, inter-galactic journey to inform us all how essential this new tax is. That is to keep away from pointless journeys.

Rick Duxen

Winnipeg

(We assist the Prime Minister doing extra intergalactic journey.)