World order is changing, so military is needed Re: “Military should focus on protecting Canada,” commentary, Jan. 21.
The author states that it is ludicrous to think that Canada should defend itself from threats such as Russia and China. This statement is illogical, as that is what countries do and Canada has historically done.
No nation can ramp up building modern military systems in the short term, and this is particularly so for Canada, as indicated in the extended time it takes to build a single warship or produce munitions. A fanciful strategy these days — and even in the 1930s, when British prime minister Stanley Baldwin admitted that “democracies are always five years behind dictatorships.”
This is an average of $778,000 per washroom, which is nearly as much as the price of an average house. Now consider that the average house is much larger than the average public washroom, it has two storeys, several bathrooms, a kitchen with cabinets and appliances, and is finished to a much higher standard. The price of a house also includes the land!
As a boomer blessed with good health and the time to follow the debacle we call “health care,” reading the feature was a heartbreaker.Choking on the regulatory sclerosis, our morbidly obese bureaucracy gnaws away at any chance of recovery. In the meantime, maybe we could have a “Wonder of the Seas” hospital ship bypass the barriers until those pesky boomers fade away. We have seconded so much else offshore, so a parking permit seems worth considering.More evidence to shut the herring fishery The thousands of dead herring that washed up on beaches near Parksville a couple of days ago was the result of a malfunction on a herring seiner.
This is another example of the mismanagement of this valuable public resource by DFO that has resulted in four of the five major herring spawning areas on the coast being shut down because of overfishing.Conservancy Hornby Island These could be rented or sold to working families at moderate, below-market rates to allow them to build up some equity in their units. Later, if they wish to move to a more expensive home, they will probably have the downpayment covered.
We have ample social welfare agencies to take care of these people. This proposal should allow working families to stay in Victoria and contribute positively to the labour market.A lack of honesty hurt Turpel-Lafond Re: “Give Turpel-Lafond credit for what she has accomplished,” commentary, Jan. 23.
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