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 Re: Helping 21,000 More Manitobans by Selling Public Housing October 10, 2009If there is a need to subsidize housing for individuals or families, it should be done by way of portable housing subsidies that would allow individuals the choice of where they wished to live, not clustered together in an aging complex with an increasing problem of deferred maintenance. There is no pride of ownership in government run housing, there never will be, if private landlords ran their buildings with the same inefficiencies, they would be out of business. When you look at some of the “attempts” to integrate this type of housing in our city over the years you see that rather than integrate into neighborhoods, it’s created undesirable pockets that affect the values of nearby homes. I can’t imagine it gives anyone a sense of pride living in a dilapidated Manitoba Housing project built in a “good” neighborhood.
E-mail from Winnipeg
Re: Old Roman Politic Should be Bygone December 18, 2008How did the Leader-Post give you half a page for your left wing anti-development negativity? - E-mail from Stu Affleck, Regina Re: Can We Afford More Wind Power? December 11, 2008Thank you for your presentation on wind energy yesterday with guest speaker - David Grant. I believe yesterdays presentation is the first time we have heard; informed, non-industry sponsored discussion on wind energy and it's application in Manitoba. I look forward to getting to know more about the FCPP. Thank you again, -- E-mail from Altona, MB
Re: Residential Schools Propaganda? November 26, 2008I’m writing this several months too late. I read your article, “An outsider’s view of residential schools”, published in the Winnipeg Free Press on June 11th. of this year. I was so impressed by your balanced, non-blaming approach, but even more than that, I was impressed by the fact that you, a native person, had the political guts to say what you said. I imagine you got your fair share of abuse over that article! More -- E-mail from Winnipeg
Re: Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You November 08, 2008I think your article entitled "Ask not what your country can do for you" was very good. The only thing I didn't like was your general statement that Aboriginals don't need an overhaul of the Indian Act. I don't believe this to be true because not all Chiefs and Councils are going to like what you propose; in fact I would say more than half would not like it (that's being generous) because it would put an end to their control over their reservations and the money. More -- E-mail from Winnipeg Re: Racism Among the Heavenly Hamlets on the Prairies October 29, 2008I strongly salute Mr. Sandberg. We have the very same problem in Brazil and quite same failing solutions. The Indians should be treated as individuals and not like animals to be seen in a rough scenario as in a zoo. They suffer more from the wrong policies enforced than from a serious and civilized answer for their problems. -- E-mail from Brazil Re: Fit To Be Tied Over Native Crimes September 03, 2008Thank you so much for the sane and well-written article that appeared in the Herald-Leader Press (Portage la Prairie, MB) last week. I hope what you say will be taken to heart - not only by aboriginals, but by all of us. Governments are notoriously stupid, but we individuals are not very bright, either. Working together, for the good of those we have any contact with, is a healing kind of attitude - on or off a reserve. -- Email from Manitoba
Re: Residential Schools Propaganda? August 08, 2008I always enjoy getting updates from Frontier and reading what you have to say. I just wanted to comment on the residential school article about the fact there was also good that went on. My mother-in-law who had only positive experiences at her school and has nothing ill to say about it received a cheque last year for 35,000 no questions asked and was told there would be more. More -- E-mail from Pauline, Ontario Re: What Does the End of Cheap Oil Mean to our Urban Future? August 05, 2008I share Mr. McShane's confidence in the ability of our market system to solve the effects of a higher oil price and to deliver an even more productive economy in the process -- if -- and it's a big if. Mr. McShane makes the point in his 2nd-last sentence. "That is what we are all so good at -- provided no 'wise elite' decides to make our decisions for us." More -- E-mail from David Barber, Director of the Cordillera Institute, Toronto Re: Conversation on the Frontier with Lawrence Solomon July 18, 2008While I think that it is appropriate to retain a stance of sober objectivity, and even skepticism with respect to global warming, it seems that we are in a period of general warming, judging by the evidence of mountain glaciers and polar ice.
However, this trend has been going on for over 150 years, starting long before human activity or carbon dioxide production had significant influence on the atmosphere. The longer trend extends from the last ice age. More -- E-mail from Kolkatta, India
Re: The Residential School Money Pit June 12, 2008I want to congratulate and thank Don Sandberg for his honest, candid and courageous article on residential schools in today's WFP. We need more articles like this from people like you who can sift through the mis-information and partial truths. I have thought for some time that we have not been getting the full story and now am grateful for at least some confirmation. If there are other articles like this which you can direct me to, I'd be grateful. More -- E-mail from Derek Denwood
Re: Another View on Residential Schools June 12, 2008This is best and most accurate story about the residential schools that I have read. Why isn't it more publicized instead of all the negative stories about the schools. There were some bad things about them but the idea was good. -E-mail from Winnipeg Re: The Residential School Money Pit June 11, 2008Many thanks for the comments contained in the Email Update (Residential Schools Story not that Simple) and in the June 11, 2008 Winnipeg Free Press column (P. A15) by Don Sandberg. Both were incredibly appropriate. I was once very much involved with the aboriginal community and later became an instructor at a Residential School. While I am certain that there would have been abuses in some Schools, I am just as certain that the incidences of such abuse were less than in the general population. More -- E-mail from Winnipeg
Re: Auditor General Has Point On First Nation Finances June 11, 2008Thanks to Joseph Quesnel for his recent article on aboriginal spending. Some time ago, I was the author of a letter printed in the Hamilton Spectator on this very same theme. I'm sure I'm not the only Canadian taxpayer who is extremely concerned about the lack of accountability for the monies we so generously allocate to natives. -- E-mail from Barbara Joy
Re: The End Of The Fake Consensus On Global Warming June 09, 2008I think "global warming" is settled. It is BUNK. I don't know who dreamed this up, or why, but it diverts our attention from solving real problems such as finding alternatives to oil, pollution and environmental destruction — not to mention starvation and disease. -E-mail from Regina Re: Indigenous Peoples from an International Perspective May 16, 2008It seems to me that we in Canada may be looking at things the wrong way. Is it that there are problems on Indian Reserves, or is it that the whole archaic concept of Indian Reserves is the problem? The bottom line is, the Cook Islands are doing very well thank you; NO RESERVES HERE.
More - E-mail from Bob Foster, Winnipeg, MB
Re: The End Of The Fake Consensus On Global Warming May 12, 2008Now, does that mean that our CO-2 discharges don’t affect our climate? If you have ever been to a bar before smoking was banned, think of yourself in a small room filled with a cloud of cigarette smoke for 4 hours. Of course there is an effect. I also believe in the solar heat idea. Stand back from a boiler and it’s not so bad. Move closer and you get hotter. Duh!
More - E-mail from North Vancouver, BC Re: Smart Green Climate Change Quiz April 27, 2008While Al Gore bounces around the stage at whim..why not get Oprah to hear the *other* side..I think it might ease some peoples pain..lots of fearmongering going on. - Email from Mrs. Vaughn, Medicine Hat, Alberta
Re: The Transfers Trap April 07, 2008I enjoyed your article in this morning’s Winnipeg Free Press titled “The Transfers Trap”. I think this is a very valid, important issue that Manitobans need to understand. However, I think the average Manitoban has very little understanding of this issue and all of the issues surrounding it. This article was written assuming a high level of education on this issue, which I think is lacking. Please continue to talk about this but I would suggest keeping it as simple as possible in future articles as it is a hard one to understand. I think you would then reach a larger audience. This is so important it would be nice if the average Manitoban understood what was really going on. - E-mail from Winnipeg Re: An Answer from When Ontario Comes Calling April 07, 2008Fantastic article on transfer payments....I just sold my biz in MB and moving..no wonder! 50 years is enough. E-mail from Winnipeg Re: Which Best Helps the Poor? February 19, 2008
Great work. Enjoyed David Pankratz's brief on the issue of minimum wage as well as your op-ed. It is great seeing that level of information provided and hopefully serves to educate the general public in the government's misdirected attempts to address poverty. E-mail from Winnipeg
Re: Euro-Canada Consumer Health Index January 25, 2008The ECCHI is a comprehensive and revealing report on the state of health care. I applaud everyone at FCPP who contributed to making Canada part of this important study. The results are rather shocking and upsetting for many Canadians but will be invaluable if they encourage a renewed interest in the evolution of our health system to a model that is responsive to the needs of an increasingly informed and empowered population.
Well Done! - Dr. Vaughan Glover (Pres and Founding Member of the Canadian Association for People-Centred Health)
Re: Euro-Canada Consumer Health Index January 25, 2008Congratulations on your report. It is a major wake up call to Canadians. - Dr. Brian Day, President of the Canadian Medical Association Re: Euro-Canada Consumer Health Index January 22, 2008Very professional and objective study. Congratulations. Dr. Jacques Chaoulli Re: What Best Helps the Poor? January 17, 2008Bravo on your health care work and also on David Pankratz's research on tax policy and poverty! -E-mail from Winnipeg Re: New Funding for Native Entrepreneurs Positive Move January 14, 2008Excellent article on a subject most Canadian have no knowledge. You might follow this up with one documenting the number of successful actions against organizations that do not follow proper procedure re terminating employees who have 'offended' someone of importance. E-mail from Manitoba Re: Eat Beef to Help the Environment January 11, 2008Please congratulate Robert Supuck for his great article appearing in to-days National Post. It's too bad more of the so called environmentalists don't share his views. E-mail from Gerry Kaumeyer
Re: Our misplaced priorities . . . January 08, 2008In my view, the most important environmental issue facing the world today is the fact that one billion of the world's population lives on less than $1.00 a day. excerpt from letter by Andy Wells, Mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland Read entire letter Read More Comments... Send us yours... | ||||||
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