Letters

White supremacy? Recently I came across the article “White supremacy in Halifax” by Alex Macnab (Voice of the City, January 31). I want to thank you for the entertaining read, and wanted to let Mr. Macnab, in particular, know that supporters of Maxime Bernier and members of his People’s Party of Canada (myself included) have […]

Bite this drug plan Canada is the only member country of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development that has universal healthcare that excludes prescription drug coverage. In Canada, drug costs are the fastest-growing health expenditure—they recently surpassed physician costs. A universal pharmacare plan would save money and yield more benefits. In 2015, Canadians spent […]

Get rail The argument Martyn Williams puts forward in his “Forget commuter rail” piece—that a Bedford train isn’t fair to people who live elsewhere and thus have to “carry on with the cramped car commute”—is so perplexing to me (Fix the City issue, January 10). These transitions do not happen overnight. As of now the […]

Stop the pipeline To Members of Parliament, I can’t believe the government which represents me would perform such colonial violence as it is currently—in support of a liquid natural gas pipeline—on Wet’suwet’en territory. Wet’suwet’en people and those at Unist’ot’en Camp are defending their land from environmental destruction, the land which they never ceded. They have […]

A Freak situation In response to the article “Labour concerns at Freak Lunchbox,” it is apparent that we need to tell our side (City story by Jacob Boon, December 20). This business has supported many families over the past 18 years; five of our six current managers are raising or expecting children. Of course we […]

Patches of cruelty Every year the cold weather comes, and every year I see the Canada Goose shoulder patches come out. I’m an animal rights activist, and just generally a socially conscious person. There are many wrongs out there that are difficult and complex to solve, and there are ones that aren’t. Status-conscious people are […]

Halfway through The Coast’s 25th anniversary year, with six months to go until birthday number 26 in June, I can only look back in awe. The Coast has always been a small business that, thanks to the hard work and outsize ambitions of its talented staff and freelancers, has a big influence. It was true […]

Mailed it! With Canada Post filing a legal challenge this week to the government’s back-to-work legislation, I want to thank Heather Grant for her story about the strike (“I am a small business owner and I support the postal workers,” Voice of the City, December 6). Anyone I have spoken to in person while in […]

Stadium & statue Every morning when I open my eyes I see my wheelchair. It is my main form of mobility due to an illness. Like most disabled people, I face major obstacles on a daily basis. I call it The Un-accessibility of Accessibility. I believed that the NS government working on Bill 59 would […]