YOU SAID IT: Ford right — something broken

FORD RIGHT — SOMETHING BROKEN

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Re: Doug Ford says ‘something is broken’ after Ontario man charged with assaulting armed home intruder, online, Aug. 20

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How did this country ever get to a point where a person defending his home can get charged with assault by laying a beating on a man who broke into his house and was threatening him?

I don’t know how this will turn out; hopefully the judge will toss this one to the curb, but what I find over-the -op indefensible is that the good police of Kawartha Lakes charged the victim. I know the law says a measured response must be used. Really, how does anyone know how far this could escalate, or, even worse, if the intruder gets away, who is to say he won’t come back with some buddies and inflict serious injuries next time?

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Time for an overhaul to our soft on crime/hard on victims approach.

WAYNE BOYCE

CARLETON PLACE

POILIEVRE HAS GROWN

Re: Which Pierre will we get? and  Poilievre returning to Ottawa after big byelection victory, Bruce Deachman column, Aug. 21

The first couple of paragraphs in Bruce Deachman’s column are normal enough, but then he veers into showing surprising disdain for Pierre Poilievre. He repeats some of the most partisan spin that I’ve heard against the man, misrepresenting what he’s said about government dysfunction and public servants, and describing his clearly stated criticisms of Trudeau Liberal policies as “yammering.”

I live in Carleton riding and watched Poilievre from his first election as MP. I was put off then by his aggressive, hyper-partisan approach, but in recent years I’ve seen him develop into a mature voice for a less partisan and more principled government that respects the rights of Canadians and fosters their prosperity. While Trudeau seemed increasingly dogmatic/woke and disconnected from Canadians and reality, Poilievre has shown an honest approach to the important issues. He does not treat every problem as a grievance. By the time he became leader, it was clear to me and to many others that, while he was serious and persistent, he was consistent in upholding the values that I’ve always thought were key to a well-functioning liberal society.

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Is changing his hairstyle and no longer wearing glasses a makeover? Deachman may think so, but I appreciate Poilievre’s steadfastness in his core principles and his ability to hold the feet of the unprincipled to the fire.

No makeover is needed.

DAVID WIELAND

KARS

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