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Peter Rozanec, Etobicoke, ON听

Is this about stopping speeding or collecting ticket revenue? If more than 66,000 tickets have been issued, that means the camera didn’t stop 66,000 speeding drivers. Might it not be better 鈥� if less lucrative 鈥� to prevent speeding in the first place?

Cheaper and more durable than photo radar units, regularly-spaced speed bumps will almost guarantee a stop to speeding. Called topes in Mexico, they are used universally to slow traffic, especially at crosswalks and intersections. They work. Change the speeding drivers’ choice from slow down or pay fine to slow down or wreck your ride.

Jim Lang, Thornbury, ON

Use pause in EV sales mandate to improve EV infrastructure

Mark Carney鈥檚 decision to pause Canada鈥檚 EV sales mandate had to happen, industry experts say, Sept. 6

Now that it has been decided that the goal for EV sales has been deferred, it would make sense for the federal government to promote improving the infrastructure that supports electric cars. Then, when the time comes to promote EV sales again, there will be more incentive for consumers to buy.

Allan Wilcox, Meaford, ON

How about a daylight rave of replanting

Summer raves ruin Don Valley land, Sept. 7

Maybe the next rave could take place during daylight hours, and the ravers could replant all those seedlings and saplings that they previously trampled.

Cameron Tingley, Toronto

Police check delays are affecting students in health-care programs

Ontario鈥檚 new police record checks are 鈥榮ecurity theatre鈥� that will do little to increase kids鈥� safety, a growing number of experts warn, Sept. 8

I am writing to raise awareness about a significant backlog in 海角社区官网Police Services (TPS) processing of Vulnerable Sector Checks (VSCs), which is affecting students in health care and education programs.

Students must maintain a VSC issued within the past six months. For a 12-month program, this can require three separate applications per year, plus additional checks for employment and volunteer positions. While other jurisdictions process VSCs in approximately seven days, TPS has informed me that the current reported processing time is eight to 10 weeks.

These delays place students at risk of missing classes, placements, or volunteer opportunities, creating undue stress and financial burden, while potentially delaying the training of future health care professionals.

I hope public attention to this issue will encourage dialogue and solutions to ensure students are not penalized for circumstances beyond their control, while maintaining public safety standards.

Orsolya Heim, Toronto

Ridgeway Plaza is what you get when unchecked car-centred urban sprawl is the norm

Ridgeway Plaza is a problem other cities can only dream of having. Here鈥檚 how to stop it from becoming a nightmare, Sept. 6

It is nice to see an 鈥渙utsider鈥檚鈥� opinion on that which many of us living in the surrounding residential areas of this culinary and contentious plaza experience. The foods are varied and delicious but the resulting weekend vehicular cacophony and carnage is truly disturbing for us until all hours of the summer and good weather nights.

As much as Shawn Micallef suggests a much-too-late rethinking by the recently developed plaza management, his point that Mississauga鈥檚 planning, or lack of it, has lead to this traffic problem is an understatement. To paraphrase our Ward Councillor and Mississauga Deputy Mayor, Matt Mahoney, from a recent email, 鈥� 鈥� this plaza was planned like many others in Mississauga 鈥︹�� and there is the travesty.

The Erin Mills Community was presented in my 1970s university urban geography courses as a model of pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods, but after the accolades subsided then-mayor Hazel McCallion鈥檚 sell off of every inch of space to keep taxes low prevailed. Unchecked car-centred urban sprawl became the norm and Ridgeway Plaza at the western border of Mississauga is the newest problem with little if any viable solution, other than winter.

Doug Wighton, Mississauga, ON

Don鈥檛 underestimate Mark Carney

Mark Carney needs to stop placating the mad king and actually fight Trump,听Sept. 2

Don鈥檛 underestimate Prime Minister Mark Carney. He is like a master chess player. He carefully and thoughtfully plans ahead, doesn鈥檛 underestimate his opponent, sees his opponent鈥檚 errors and turns them to his advantage then adjusts his strategy according to the situation. Carney reads people and situations well. His actions are both statesmanlike and respectful.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Pierre Poilievre, on the other hand, are like a couple of bulls in a China shop. They rely on catchy slogans, cheesy gimmicks and generally negative, aggressive statements. I鈥檓 left wondering what segment of the population they are catering to. Certainly not independent, thoughtful thinkers.

Patricia Steward, East York, ON

Give Carney a break

It doesn’t matter what Prime Minister Mark Carney does, readers and columnists seem to find fault. He’s removed tariffs on U.S. CUSMA compliant goods, which experts feel strengthens our tariff negotiating position. He’s visited Ukraine, gifting armoured vehicles and drones, strengthened our European ties while signing trade agreements. Our businesses expect financial support due to tariffs, farmers want a canola oil resolve with China, while tariffs are severely hurting our lumber, steel, and aluminum industries. He must address past uncontrolled spending in his budget, and face fluctuating U.S. tariff positions. Give him a break.

Peter J Middlemore Sr., Windsor, ON

WestJet should have opted for Airbus aircraft

WestJet ordering new Boeing aircraft including 737-10 Max and 787-9 Dreamliners, Sept. 3

In this era of an almost economic war with the U.S.A. and the crushing use of tariffs to try to ruin the Canadian economy, why听听is WestJet purchasing $9 billion worth of passenger jets from Boeing? Why is a Canadian company dealing with the “enemy?” Airbus, owned and operated by a group of friendly European countries, produces passenger jets equal to or superior to Boeing. Why not support “friends?” Why isn’t the Canadian government applying pressure to stop this?

Malcolm Lowe, Unionville, ON

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Add Muskol and Canadian Tire to the list of maple-washers

I bought a bottle of the insect repellent last month thinking 鈥淗ey, there鈥檚 a Canadian product I actually need right now.” Imagine my shock when I got home and looked at the bottle more closely. It does say 鈥淧roudly Canadian鈥� on one side, but on the other side it says 鈥淢ade in U.S.A.鈥� and imported for Canadian Tire. Wow! Oh well, at least there are now two good reasons for Muskol to effectively repel Canadian mosquitos 鈥� DEET and, ugh, it鈥檚 made in the U.S.A!

Patrick Stewart, Toronto