Letters to the Editor, July 17, 2026

Published Jul 17, 2026  •  Last updated 25 minutes ago  •  1 minute read

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CARNEY THE POOR ECONOMIST

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Mark Carney stated in Parliament that affordability in Canada is the best it’s been in 10 years – that is complete nonsense. Paycheques don’t stretch nearly as far as they did 10 years ago. Carney is fudging numbers to give an illusion of a more optimistic assessment, kind of like the “operational budget” and “capital budget” – they are both still federal government spending from the federal budget. Misleading and typical tactics of the Liberals. Our national debt is more than $1.47 trillion yet Carney continues spending billions of our tax dollars as if we have a surplus. He’s creating a generational debt and worse, we’re now in a recession he caused – some economist he turned out to be. Why is Carney spinning our past relationship with the U.S.A. has become fractured and they’ve become our “weakness.” Seems more like Carney is just a poor economist as well as a poor negotiator.

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Beth Wilkinson
Porters Lake, N.S.

(We were all supposed to trust in Carney because he is supposedly a financial wizard. How is that working out for most Canadians?)

BOOZE BAN

The Republicans’ proposed bill to investigate so-called discriminatory treatment of American alcohol by Canadian provinces shows total ignorance! It’s Donald Trump’s damn tariffs against steel, aluminum, lumber and autos that has forced our provinces to take such action against U.S. booze. Remove the damn tariffs and maybe we will allow U.S. booze on our retail shelves again — it’s not rocket science.

Jim McEwen
Bowmanville

(Not all provinces have done this. But at this point, why would there be a change if we have deal with the U.S.? It could be used as leverage)

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