Letters to the Editor, June 2, 2026

Published Jun 02, 2026  •  Last updated 17 minutes ago  •  1 minute read

Tuesday letters Photo by Illustration /Toronto Sun

COSTLY DEBT
When Justin Trudeau took over from the Conservative government in 2015, they received a balanced budget along with about $600 billion in debt. Over the next decade, Trudeau not once was interested in the management of the finances, and by the time he left office the total debt was about $1.3 trillion and the cost to carry this burden every month was more than the total cost of health care in Canada. Now his then economic adviser Mark Carney has assumed the position of prime minister and in his first budget has booked an astonishing $320 billion more debt to be added to the federal credit card over the next four years, he also claims to be finding $60 billion in cost savings during the same period with anything less will also be added to the total debt. Given the track record of debt accumulated over the past Liberal governments, along with no interest being displayed in fiscal management, I think the only solution is for the Liberal cult to take a pass on voting in the next election and allow someone else to fix the mess they created!

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Joe Crawford
Unionville

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(Remember when Trudeau infamously said “budgets balance themselves”? It would appear Carney has the same approach. Long gone are the days of the Liberals under Jean Chrétien who understood why it was important to get the country’s finances in order)

PUBLIC NUISANCE
Spitting in public places in Singapore — such as coffee shops, markets, streets, and public buildings — is an offence under the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906. Offenders can be fined up to S$1,000 for a first conviction. S$1,000 equals about US$782. The state of Singapore would become very wealthy on our MLB and NFL if they had to play in Singapore.

Caspar Pfenninger
Calgary

(The players appear to need to get a lot out of their systems)

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