‘The prime minister is not a monarch or president.’ Do we need a Canadian version of the White House? Plus other letters to the editor for Jan. 4
: I was happily reading my Globe and Mail on New Year’s Eve, feeling rather proud of being Canadian and optimistic about the year ahead. Then the editorial cited the Trans Mountain pipeline as a sign of hope for Canada’s future. I practically gagged.
In 2010, there was a dilbit oil spill in Michigan’s Kalamazoo River. A recent TC Energy spill in Kansas dumped 14,000 barrels of oil in a farmer’s field. It was the pipeline’s 23rd spill in its 12 years of operation. TMX will increase tanker shipments sevenfold to the Westridge terminal in Burnaby, B.C., while tanker noise can harm whales and fish. If there is a spill, dilbit with benzene is highly dangerous to first responders. Risks could be mitigated, at added cost, by refining oil close to the source and eliminating diluents.
on the roof of Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002. That delighted millions of people with no complaints, as far as I know.Letters to the Editor should be exclusive to The Globe and Mail. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. Try to keep letters to fewer than 150 words. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. To submit a letter by e-mail, click here:
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