Letters: Trudeau is no hero to First Nations, minorities or Canadians

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Outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hardly has an admirable record on First Nations or any minority community, writes Peter Foster.

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Reading Doug Cuthand’s Jan. 11 column entitled “Justin Trudeau was best prime minister for Indigenous people”, it seems Cuthand has developed a short, selective memory when it comes to Trudeau’s record regarding minorities.

Remember Celina Caesar-Chavannes, the first Black woman to hold a ministry in the Trudeau cabinet? Trudeau treated her as little more than a token black to be trotted out at Liberal events in the Black community.

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Or how about First Nations woman and former federal justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, who was summarily kicked to the curb? Her crime? Integrity.

Or how about the minority rights of gun owners, who faced a useless war on legal firearm owners to integrate a gun confiscation policy that has yet to confiscate a single gun?

And the pièce de résistance — installing feminine napkin dispensers in men’s washrooms, in an effort to rid the nation of the terrible scourge of menstrual poverty.

Could I think of a better way to spend millions of taxpayer money? Well, millions would buy you a lot of clean water on reserves! So if Cuthand wants to sing the praises of Justin Trudeau, a prime minister awash in tokenism and fiscal irresponsibility, he is likely going to be a voice in the wilderness.

Pete Foster, Craven

Thanks to Jean Chretien

Thank you to former Prime Minister Chretien for telling President-elect Donald Trump to give his head a shake.

Canada and the U.S. have generally had good relations; when there has been disagreements, they have usually been worked out peacefully. Now Trump is making wild statements against Greenland, Mexico and Canada.

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This is a good time for Canada to examine its domestic and foreign policies. Canada has been paying a price for being so closely connected to the U.S., economically and militarily.

Canadians do not want to become Americans. Canada should shift our policies to trade with other nations all around the world on a mutually beneficial basis. We should stop participating in war and aggression at the bequest of Washington. We should adopt policies that support progress for all countries.

Ed Lehman, Regina

Political leaders must stand united

A majority of Canadians finally realize Trudeau’s Liberals are willing to delay an election for months, but at what cost to Canada?

We face threats and innuendos from our neighbour’s incoming leader. Normally low-key Canadians have been drawn together willing to fight tooth and nail to protect our nation. Warriors of our past showed such courage defending us should we do any less.

We demand our political leaders stand united and show the world our mettle by fighting for the dignity of the country we love.

Peter J Middlemore Sr., Windsor, Ontario

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