YOU SAID IT: Good money after bad

GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD

Re: Council passes Lansdowne 2.0 after close 15-10 vote, online, Nov. 7

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Once again a level of government is totally ignoring the will of the taxpayer. The first phase of Lansdowne has been an absolute dud as far as generating revenue, but, hey, who cares, right? Let’s throw more good money after bad.

This isn’t just a municipal government problem, it is a massive issue at all levels of government. The City of Ottawa already has debt, and now we’re going to have even more because you can bet dollars to doughnuts that this project, like every other one, will not be finished on time or on budget.

We have crumbling infrastructure (bursting sewers, roads that are simply a patchwork of potholes, etc.) that needs attention desperately, but that’s being ignored.

If city council wants Lansdowne 2.0 so badly, then let them pay for it. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is proving to be another Jim Watson, and that’s not a good thing.

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SANDY JOHNSTON
GREELY

YOU KNOW WE’RE IN TROUBLE WHEN …

Re: Why banning the poppy in Canadian courtrooms betrays what veterans fought for, Nov. 11

You know we are in trouble when the legal system in Nova Scotia bans poppies (in courtrooms) because they may be perceived as being too political.

Well, this perfectly exemplifies the decline and downfall of Canada as a whole, thanks to those on the ever inclusive left who feel nothing in this country should rise above their personal moral superiority,
in showing us how wearing a poppy in a courtroom is somehow a political statement.

This is somewhat personal for me as my father was a tank commander in WWII and fought throughout Europe and was wounded in Holland only days before the war ended, and died with those bullet fragments still in his neck and spine 60-plus years later.

WAYNE BOYCE
CARLETON PLACE

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