YOU SAID IT: Federal budget puzzlers

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MYSTERIES OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET

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Some takeaways from the federal budget announcement:

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Sure, there are some good points, but how they can keep the industrial carbon tax and abandon the two billion trees program is beyond comprehension. Trees absorb a lot of carbon, and considering how many people have died in wildfires this year alone, meeting this mandate will not be difficult.

Second, this is a useless gun buyback program where no criminals lose their guns, only law-abiding gun owners who follow all the rules do. They budgeted $742 million for this, and I'm sure the cost will exceed a billion. If this were abandoned, there would be significant savings.

An extra $150 million for the CBC? Enough said there.

BRIAN CLARK

BARHAVEN

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REMEMBER ANIMALS, TOO

Confederation Park at the corner of Laurier and Elgin streets in downtown Ottawa is home to the War Animals Memorial, opened in 2012. It pays tribute to the animals who served and died alongside their human comrades in war. The purple poppy remembers them.

Three bronze plaques depict horses, mules, dogs and homing pigeons. Their footprints are imprinted on the surrounding concrete, symbolizing their footprints on the battlefield. A life-size bronze statue of a medical dog with a replica World War I medical backpack stands guard over the Dedication.

Local resident Lloyd Swick (1922–2017), a World War II and Korean War veteran, was the driving force behind the creation of the memorial, along with local artist and sculptor David Clendining.

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After the ceremony at the National War Memorial, walk down Elgin Street to the Animals at War exhibit. Wear purple.

DIANE CROSS

OTTAWA

I CAN DRIVE LIKE AN ADULT AGAIN

As November 14 approaches and photo radars end in Ontario, I'm feeling a perverse sense of joy. We can drive like adults again. We drive taking into account the conditions on the road, the weather, and surroundings (within reason).

What do we call November 14th? Liberation day? Ottawa Indy? F1 race day in Ottawa? And all this to the music of Happy Days Are Here Again.

PETER SHARP

OTTAWA

A SLAP TO THE VOTERS

I have always found it interesting when a Member of Parliament crosses the floor to join another party. Whatever the reason a member is defecting, they are overriding the democratic vote of the electorate to represent them in Parliament. When voters voted for Chris d'Entremont, he represented the Conservatives, and that's what they wanted. Not liberals. Crossing the floor is a slap in the face to the voters who voted for him. Their votes were thrown out until the next election.

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If a participant wishes to cross the site, he is informed of his intentions. By-elections must be held. In this case, d'Entremont would run as a Liberal against a Conservative candidate, and voters could once again exercise their democratic right to decide who represents them. There is no doubt that the results of these by-elections will be interesting. Will they remain the same or will they follow the members who have transferred?

BRUCE MAY

MONCTON, North Carolina

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