Two reasons for 91原创s to be proud
Re: 鈥淐elebrating two triumphs, Jeanne Socrates and Bianca Andreescu,鈥� Sept. 8.
What an interesting juxtapositioning of the two main news items in Sunday鈥檚 edition, both stories of which all 91原创s must be proud. It also points out the different valuations to our current society of different news stories.
We are all no doubt aware that the Andreescu story 鈥� deservedly in many ways 鈥� will continue for many years. She has been well rewarded (earned over $6聽million this year already) and need never work another day in her life, but we know she will.
Contrast this with the almost superhuman efforts of Jeanne Socrates 鈥� how far, wide and for how long will her story resonate in this world of short attention spans? And what is her reward 鈥� much from a spiritual viewpoint, but from a tangible reward angle, a carton of milk.
Geoff P. Williams
Victoria
Celebrating a sailor and聽a聽tennis player
Re: 鈥淐elebrating two triumphs,鈥� Sept 8.
Can鈥檛 top that!! Two women. One a teenager, the other is 77. One from Romania, the other from England.
How can you do this so young and so old?
Oh Canada!
Dan Edgar
Courtenay
Making a racket about racquet
Re: 鈥淎ndreescu鈥檚 historic win celebrated in Canada,鈥� Sept. 8.
Come on! We鈥檙e 91原创s 鈥� we know how to spell correctly, unlike our southern neighbours. I鈥檓 referring to the article from The 91原创 Press in Sunday鈥檚 Sports section, regarding Bianca Andreescu鈥檚 fantastic match on Saturday.
I鈥檓 sure Tennis Canada vice-president Tulla Bateman, who is 91原创, does not spell the word that refers to the bat-like device for propelling balls and shuttlecocks, 鈥渞acket,鈥� (which is either a loud annoying noise or a dishonest pursuit usually performed by gangsters) but 鈥渞acquet.鈥�
Tut!
Norman Stewart
Victoria
Beholden to the聽corporate聽sector
Re: 鈥�The old-growth logging showdown,鈥� Sept. 1.
Anyone who really cares about the state of our forests would be disheartened upon reading Judith Lavoie鈥檚 article. For some reason, the NDP government is reluctant to rein in the B.C. Timber Sales outfit, created by the Campbell regime.
But then, the NDP have done nothing to hold Imperial Metals to account for the Mount Polley disaster. Like the disgraced B.C. Liberals, these NDP operatives appear to be as beholden to the corporate sector as the right wingers.
Lorne Finlayson
Cumberland
China is not our friend
China has repeatedly demonstrated acts of intimidation, violence and deceit to further its global goals. China鈥檚 humanitarian record is dismal if not non-existent. Its moral and ethical values are diminished compared to other world values. It is a nation that through espionage, deception and stealing others鈥� ideas, promotes its own industrial base.
Further, it holds other countries鈥� citizens hostage without just cause to obtain its objectives. Untold tons of fentanyl are shipped to other nations, causing pain and suffering and its government apathetically does nothing to curtail this practice.
We deal with China because we have to; let鈥檚 stop the practice of falling for China鈥檚 deceit by curtailing contracts and trade agreements that are not in the best interests of our country.
It is time for all countries to stop the hands-off approach to China and its tactics. It is time to stop putting ourselves in compromising positions with China where they are essentially blackmailing us and our economy.
Ron Jeffrey
Victoria
Require ID when buying聽spray paint
鈥淭agging鈥� is frustrating and annoying anti-social behaviour. It stains our beautiful city, diverts our valuable resources and endangers those who remove their dirty work.
Could the city ask those places where paint spray cans are sold to co-operate for the greater good of the community?
Ask them to ask the purchasers to produce and record their ID. Normal law abiding citizens have nothing to fear to show their ID.
It could deter some 鈥渢aggers.鈥� Maybe they have no ID to show considering the type of people they are.
E.S. Lai
Victoria
Region shouldn鈥檛 pay for Victoria鈥檚 policing costs
Re: 鈥�City fires volley at province for rejecting single police force,鈥� Sept. 6.
I have severe issues with the basic premise that Victoria city council believes that their police force enforces the laws for the 鈥渞egion鈥檚 downtown.鈥�
The influx of workers who daily commute to Victoria are the cause of this delusion, as almost all of them go home daily without patronizing any of the establishments (business licences issued by the City of Victoria) which the police force often attends. Those same workers do not remain in the downtown to become part of the homeless population. Those same workers do not contribute to the police calls for mental-health issues. The most that can be said for policing the downtown during the business day is traffic issues, whether vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian.
In the evenings, the bars and restaurants thrive and while some of the police calls may be in response to folks from outside the city of Victoria, my guess is that does not constitute the majority of the police calls. My guess is that the overwhelming majority of the police responses are to address issues of Victoria residents, including domestic situations, property crimes, etc.
Stephen Sawyer
Metchosin
This bridge idea won鈥檛聽float
Re: 鈥�Build a floating bridge across Saanich Inlet,鈥� letter, Sept 7.
If the gentleman from Cobble Hill thinks he can make it convenient for him to live in his bit of paradise by pushing a freeway through our bit of paradise, he should expect serious pushback.
NIMBYism 鈥� you bet!
Doug Row
North Saanich
Right wing versus conservative
Re: 鈥淧ontiff unfazed by attacks from U.S. Catholic Church right wing,鈥� Sept. 7.
I must take issue with this headline because it is inaccurate and unfair. Those members of the Catholic Church in the U.S. and elsewhere who take exception to some of Pope Francis鈥檚 initiatives (I don鈥檛, by the way) are conservative, in the sense that they adhere to traditional teachings of the church. That does not make them 鈥渞ight wing.鈥�
Words have connotations, and the connotation of the term 鈥渞ight wing鈥� is of wild-eyed radicals spewing hate in one form or another, such as white supremacists and other unhinged specimens.
It is simply irresponsible in a reputable journal to conflate the two terms, 鈥渃onservative鈥� and 鈥渞ight wing.鈥�
Tony Parr
Duncan
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