Letters to the Editor, Jan. 2. 2024

PASS THE REMOTE Re “CBC to be revamped” (The Canadian Press, Dec. 30): Apparently, to hedge against a possible change in government (let’s hope so!), Heritage Minister Pascale St Onge said that the role of the CBC should be redefined before the next federal election. Well, as far as I’m concerned, the only thing that will save the CBC is for the great Canadian commentator and author Rex Murphy to return to CBC, in both television and radio, so he can express his views 24/7.

Other than that, I think I’ll pass on the CBC. David Honigsberg Toronto (Time to change the channel) THE FORGOTTEN WAR The media has sent the Ukraine Russian war to the minors. I mean, who can blame them when you have a Major League battle going on, starring Jews and Muslims? An example can be seen in the Dec.

31 Toronto Sun with the war in the Middle East receiving two prime full pages and the Russian invasion of Ukraine a half page buried after the Sports section. I’m not belittling either conflict, just the fickleness of the press. S. Caesar (Not forgotten. Some days, wire services provide more reports about a certain region) WOKEN UP Reading Brian Lilley’s column “Health suddenly secondary” (Dec.

30) put chills up my spine. If there are looney toons in the medical world thinking that medical performance shouldn’t come first, my mind immediately jumped to “what next?” The next woke idea might be that after an election the winners don’t get to “rule” but the minority elected will because they “tried.” Give me a break! Nancy Hird Whitby (There’s no room for “trying” when it comes to health care) NEWLY MINTED IDEA Re Justin Trudeau’s legacy.

May I suggest the minting of a new $100 coin? On the head side, an engraving of Justin, of course, perhaps the one in that oh so fetching turban. On the tail side, a prominent middle finger superimposed on a sunset over the Prairies. By 2025, it will be redeemable for 15 minutes of airport parking. Curt Giene Lloydminster, Alta.

(We’re thinking slugs, like those people used to plunk into vending machines).