{"id":903601,"date":"2026-05-05T05:23:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/letters-to-the-editor-april-12-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T05:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:23:37","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-april-12-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/letters-to-the-editor-april-12-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters to the Editor, April 12, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-labelledby=\"articleTitle\" data-wcm-id=\"08324a26-1653-488d-9010-b52c0868709a\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Published Apr 12, 2026<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>Last updated Apr 12, 2026<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>2 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" 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\u201caffordable housing\u201d (they are very clear not to use the word \u2018house\u2019 but rather \u2018homes\u2019 or \u2018housing\u2019), in reality rental properties, they could focus on \u201caffordable living\u201d instead. Canadians need to ask themselves, what is Mark Carney\u2019s family cutting back on or going without during this affordability crisis?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended Videos<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>B. Taylor<br \/> London, Ont.<\/p>\n<p><em>(In short, the Carney\u2019s are not sacrificing anything. But policy decisions he and his government are making sure require Canadians to sacrifice a lot)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SO LONG ONTARIO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t take a sip of water to convince anyone that Doug Ford is a closet Liberal, but he\u2019s an actual Liberal in everything but name. He wants Mark Carney to have a majority government so he can fulfill a mandate Canadians didn\u2019t vote for. Ford is more interested in what he can get from the feds \u2014 read us. That means Ontario taxpayers pay twice whatever project they come up with, so a guy from New Brunswick pays the federal tax but we in Ontario pay the federal part as well as the provincial part. Despite my age, I\u2019m seriously considering moving to Alberta. If it\u2019s not a whole dollar, it\u2019s still my dollar.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Farouk Mohammed<br \/> Ajax<\/p>\n<p><em>(Well Doug \u201cjoked\u201d that a lot of people already think he\u2019s a Liberal and his keenness for a Carney majority speaks to that)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>NDP WOKE PARTY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Years ago, I used to watch a TV show called The Gong Show. I watched it because of its absurd and hilarious acts trying to pass as talent before the gong got smacked to end the absurdity. I was looking for the gong during the NDP convention while laughing my head off. Is it any wonder we are a laughing stock globally? The NDP needs a new name: The Painfully Woke Party (PWP). This way we can keep all the lunatics in one single collective. God help us.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Brooks<br \/> Shawville, Que.<\/p>\n<p><em>(It really is an extraordinary collection of character the NDP has amassed relegating themselves into crazy town and irrelevant)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p> Postmedia News<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/opinion\/letters\/letters-to-the-editor-april-12-2026\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published Apr 12, 2026 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated Apr 12, 2026 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 2 minute read Sunday letters Photo by Illustration \/Toronto Sun WHO IS SACRIFICING? THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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