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Political cartoon over the line

I have long accepted your political cartoonists’ relentless arracks on Justin Trudeau. It is part of a long tradition in the profession — J.W. Bengough and John A. Macdonald; Duncan Macpherson and John G. Diefenbaker. But the cartoon in Sept. 4 Expositor goes over the line.

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It condones behaviour that is extending beyond the political arena into other areas of our society, specifically our health-care system. Health-care workers are being verbally and, at times. physically abused. Hospitals are being blockaded. It has even reached the point of threatening the life of a patient being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. We should not be surprised if the abuse and threat to safety from members of the very community these workers are dedicated to aid, increases the already large number of practitioners leaving the field.

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Condoning mob violence (it has long since morphed from being a protest demonstration), even in a political cartoon, is now making a bad situation in our society even worse.

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Robert J. MacMillan
Brantford

About leadership

Now that the pandemic is nearing its conclusion, it is time to focus on the problems that it highlighted: Long-term care, child care, residence separateness, personal isolation, substance addiction, employment equity, racial discrimination, indigenous reconciliation and, of course, the big challenge of the summer – climate warming.

During the pandemic all the Conservatives talked about was the debt and deficit – seldom people. Their focus has been to pull government away from our daily lives and leave all of these issues to private enterprise – when there is no evidence that any of these issues interest them.

During the pandemic, the Liberals were prepared to take action. But the evidence at the time was that their actions were always timid. One has to wonder will timid actions address the big issues we face post-pandemic?

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It was New Democrats who pushed the government to provide sufficient funds over the appropriate lengths of time so that citizens and small businesses would be able to survive the challenges posed by the pandemic.

It would appear Canadians need many more New Democrats in Ottawa to boldly confront the challenges presented by the pandemic.

Brian Moore
Brantford

City politicians must wake up

Re: Put blame on councillors (Letters, Sept 1)

Well, the letter writer hit the nail on the head regarding the unnecessary court bill from the Arrowdale sale.

Our mayor and his band of know-it-alls have got to go. City council has become an old boys club. They just do not seem to listen to the public.

I spent an afternoon in Dundas and could not believe how lovely that place is.  It is clean and organized, with lovely storefronts and benches on which to sit and relax. People were strolling in safe clean places. They seemed at ease and relaxed. Their council looks after the people and the surroundings.

Alas, I had to return to Brantford where, at one time, we had the same. Now, we have just a total disaster area. The downtown is despicable with garbage, boarded up places, the homeless, the drug addicts and the people panning for money.

Wake up Mr. Mayor and your team. It is never too late.

Lynne Morris
Brantford

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