YOU SAID IT: Santa on borrowed time

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Sadly, I feel that the Santa parade that has been a practice downtown since I used to be a child, and that was fairly some time in the past, is on borrowed time.

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Truly, I’m fairly stunned that the woke crowd, or perhaps some overzealous progressive metropolis councillor, hasn’t known as for an outright ban. In spite of everything, right here is an outdated man conning youngsters into being good or they won’t get something for Christmas, besides perhaps a lump of coal, which horrifies the “inexperienced” crowd.

I can see it now: Saint Nick banned from all parades and buying malls and his reindeer being reported to animal-abuse authorities for having to exhaustingly fly all around the globe in every kind of climate for a couple of paltry sugar cubes.

STEPHEN FLANAGAN

OTTAWA

MUST HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE

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The violence happening in Canada is stunning and contemptible. Police and governments should cease coddling homegrown or imported radicals supporting Hamas terrorists. They need to arrest and cost anybody who thinks that hate and violence are in any manner acceptable in Canada. They should have zero tolerance for anybody who overtly instigates or participates in both or each.

Our international affairs-illiterate PM ought to chorus from making speeches that solely additional inflame hate. One more instance of “Open mouth, insert foot.”

I feel this has displayed Justin Trudeau’s true colors. Just like the United Nations, he believes Hamas propaganda and lays the blame on Israel. A significantly better plan would have been to maintain his mouth shut or go online.

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As Brian Lilley acknowledged (column, Nov. 16), in powerful instances we’d like powerful leaders; right here in Canada we now have Justin Trudeau.

Additionally, concerning a letter to the editor from Mike Alain — Too late to cease it, Nov. 16 — properly mentioned, I completely concur.

BETTY-ANNE TREMBLAY

MORE SPEED CAMERAS? OF COURSE

Re: DRAFT APPROVED: Further velocity cameras included in Ottawa’s 2024 transportation funds, on-line, Nov. 16

In fact they’re! Folks velocity round city making an attempt to get themselves, pals, household and youngsters to their locations on time as our Least Dependable Transit (LRT) is: 1) lifeless on the rails; 2) lacking vehicles; 3) tied up in wires; 4) delayed; 5) insert the newest excuse for non-service.

Nevertheless, velocity cameras do work reliably and have little or no to do with security. They’re actual money-makers.

Velocity cameras work so properly, actually, count on to see them on the bike paths close to you (sarcasm, in case you missed it). And also you joggers, simply wait in your very personal stride monitor eye-in-the-sky.

DYAN CROSS

OTTAWA

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