15 h. ago Letters, March 21: Trump’s Carney praise good for Poilievre?

Should Amarjeet Sohi run for Parliament again? Vote in our daily poll! Now that Trump has endorsed (kind of) a Liberal government by saying that he would rather deal with Liberals than Pierre Poilievre because he doesn’t like Poilievre and that he’s not a MAGA guy, does this give credence to Poilievre being a better […]

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16 h. ago Letters March 21, 2025: ‘Carney is parading around like he’s our saviour.’

Hype for nothing If one were to follow the mainstream media one would be assured the Messiah in the guise of Mark Carney had arrived and set foot in Canada. The hype is unbelievable considering that Carney has never been elected anywhere in any government position, yet he meets world leaders and even the king. […]

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19 h. ago Today's letters: Great to hear from Americans, but what about Trump voters?

Friday, March 21: Letters of support from south of the border were heartening, says one reader. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

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39 h. ago Letters, March 20: Liberals are gaslighting Canadians on carbon tax

Does Canada need more oil development? Vote in our daily poll! Liberals are congratulating themselves for pausing the carbon tax. Ironically, are they not the ones who brought in the punishing tax? Talk about gaslighting Canadians. Curtis Radcliffe (They learned the error of their ways?) Say what, grits? A message for Liberals: You blamed every […]

Economics

40 h. ago Letters March 20, 2024: ‘City councillors can complain about the tax increase, but we have to pay it.’

You did it first I hear Peter Demong complaining on the radio about never seeing anything like the province raising the property tax in 14 years. How many times has the city increased the property tax in 14 years? Robert McDowell (Fair point, but any raise hurts. The way the province is sticking this on […]

Economics

56 h. ago Here's how the end of carbon tax in Canada will affect your everyday expenses

With the carbon tax set to be scrapped next month, Canadians may be wondering exactly how much this will affect gas and food prices in Canada.According to an analysis from Desjardins Economics released on Tuesday, Canadians can expect a drop in prices at the pump immediately, but it may take a while for their grocery bills to go down.The report comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government would be axing the consumer carbon tax in Canada as of April 1. The final Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR) will still be issued that month, but you'll need to get your affairs in order to cash in.Desjardins predicts that inflation will be about 0.7 per cent lower in April 2025 than it would have been if the carbon tax stayed.More specifically, the report suggests that removing the price of pollution will drop gas prices by about $0.18 per litre on April 1 in provinces where the fuel charge is applied.In comparison, the carbon tax in Canada was...

Economics

60 h. ago What you need to do to get your final Canadian carbon tax rebate

If you want to cash in on the final carbon tax rebate, you will have to get some things in order in the next couple of weeks.Last Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped the consumer carbon tax as his first move as Liberal Party leader."The consumer carbon tax was too divisive when we should be pulling together. That's why I took action to cancel it on day one," he posted on X.He announced last Friday that the fuel charge would be removed as of April 1 but that the Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR) would still be issued for that month.The carbon rebate, formerly known as the Canada Climate Action Incentive Payment (CAIP), is a quarterly, tax-free amount to help eligible individuals and families offset the cost of federal pollution pricing.According to a notice on the government's tax credits and benefits page, the final CCR payment will be issued starting April 22.However, to receive the payment, the government says individuals must have filed their 2024 income tax and benefi...

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64 h. ago Consumers could find ’meaningful savings’ as carbon price ends: Desjardins

OTTAWA — Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released Wednesday suggests. The analysis by Desjardins Economics comes less than a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney and […]

Economics

64 h. ago Letters March 19, 2025: ‘There is no path for Canada to become the 51st state.’

NO PATH TO 51 There’s no path for Canada to become the 51st state from the American side. Canada would be a second California with about the same population and about 50 electoral votes and about 48 seats in Congress, heavily Democrat. Republicans would never stand for that. This talk from Trump amounts to spitting […]

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3 d. ago Letters March 18, 2025: ‘We deserve what we get if we elect another Liberal government.’

DESERVE WHAT WE GET We Canadians deserve all we get from Donald Trump. Here we are, nine years later, going to re-elect a party that has damaged our country maybe beyond repair. All because the same clowns who put us in this position have a new leader about whom we know little. We do know, […]

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4 d. ago Will axing the consumer carbon price save you money? Where you may feel it

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he was ending the consumer carbon price, touting the move as helping “hard-pressed Canadians.”

Economics

4 d. ago Letters March 17, 2025: ‘Media should be unbiased in all reporting.’

No picking a side I was thinking about the CBC, Canadian Press, Toronto Star etc that lean hard towards the left. You could argue the Sun chain of newspapers are centrist- right leaning. If it’s an opinion piece or editorial, that’s fine. But, I think journalists reporting the news should be vetted like a jury […]

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5 d. ago Letters, March 16: Will the real Connor McDavid please stand up?

Are you concerned by measles outbreaks? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! SWITCHED IDENTITIES In terms of performance on the Edmonton Oilers, is Leon Draisaitl looking more like Connor McDavid than Connor McDavid? Asking for a friend … CHRIS ROBERTSON (Oilers fans are lucky they have a true superstar duo.) FALSE SAVINGS Edmonton city council […]

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7 d. ago Letters March 14, 2025: ‘The Flames got rid of too many good players.’

Sold off too many Correct me if I am wrong, but didn’t the Flames get rid of some of their key warriors to other teams in recent years? Based on this truth, how are they supposed to win the on-ice battles, if their weaponry is not up to snuff? It is virtually impossible for a […]

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8 d. ago Letters, March 13: The Liberals’ cheap, unconvincing makeover

Is education funding in Alberta adequate? Vote in our daily poll! I am concerned that the change in leadership in the Liberal Party has re-inflated the Liberal Party in the polls. There are three glaring reasons we should all be concerned. They have never acknowledged that they were wrong for the last 9.5 years. According […]

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9 d. ago Letters, March 12: Keep daylight saving time for those long summer nights

Have you stopped buying American? Vote in our daily poll! Daylight saving time, I am for it and here is why: the later light in the summer nights is so welcome. If the sun came up earlier we would have sunlight before 4 a.m. and I’d rather it be darker for a restful sleep. People […]

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9 d. ago Letters March 12, 2025: ‘As we look into the crystal ball we see a Liberal Party in disarray.’

A look into the future If you thought Kamala Harris was a poor choice to lead a country, just watch Mark Carney say: “hold my beer”! I can see Mark Carney winning his seat on election night, but when the Liberal Party is decimated because Canadians have had enough of the Liberals, I can see […]

Culture

1 week ago Letters for Tuesday, March 11: ‘The flag is representing unity once again.’

Different meanings I’m old enough to remember a time when the Canadian flag was only used by a small fringe minority of miscreants who wanted to destroy Canada. Now it’s a sign of national unity. I guess this is a prime example of being unburdened by what has been! Aaron Williamson (The flag should only […]

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1 week ago Letters, March 9, 2025: ‘Carney navigating around the truth’

Mark Blarney’s bedtime stories Although my family landed in Canada in 1842, our heritage dates all the way back to ninth-century Ireland. Over those centuries, Irish folklore and fantasy storytelling found itself brethren to outright blarney at times. I am reminded of this when I hear the Irish citizen, Mark “Blarney” Carney, eloquently navigating around […]

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2 w. ago Letters, March 7: Edmonton needs to sort out snow clearing issues

Do you plan on buying Canadian booze? Vote in our daily poll! I can’t wait to pay my property taxes this spring knowing how efficiently it gets spent. On Tuesday there were giant front-end loaders clearing the cul-de-sacs in my neighborhood. Not one grader all winter and now that 90 percent of the snow is […]

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