Letters: Using the carbon tax to play politics has been wrong, irresponsible

The carbon tax is being treated as a political issue rather than one of responsible governance. It is understood that the carbon tax is primarily a signal to change habits so we can curb forest fires, drought and severe flooding.

When instituted, I believe there is an opportunity for the province to dictate how the carbon tax rebates could be distributed.

Perhaps changes in the redistribution of money collected could be made. For example, there could be zero rebate for the wealthy (who seem to complain the most) and substantially increase the rebate for the low income.

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The redistribution of the carbon tax rebates could also be used to subsidize solar and wind energy projects. 

Saskatchewan once was the  leader in innovation and energy conservation.  It is sad that Canada is being looked upon by other nations as non-compliant with climate change initiatives. It is sad that the facts of the carbon tax effect on inflation are subjected to political posturing.

It is sad that politicians cannot be more creative and caring towards the environment and low-income people. It is sad that Saskatchewan cannot be the leader it once was — the voice and policy setter for responsible governance, addressing everyone’s needs.

Randy Graham, Edenwold

Time to salute Canada Post

I know Canada Post rarely gets any respect, but I would like to salute it. I have a friend who lives in Victoria, B.C. My friend recently wanted to sell a set of wheel rims and posted an ad on Kijiji. He assumed that he’d get a response from someone who could just drive over to pick up the rims.

Well, he got a response from a fellow in Toronto. My friend sent a message back saying something to the effect of: “Uh, dude, you do realize I’m in Victoria, right?” But the fellow really wanted those rims and didn’t mind paying the shipping costs.

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So now the problem was how to get the rims all the way to Toronto.  It’s not like you can ship parcels on Greyhound buses anymore — at least not if you’re in Western Canada.

My friend patched together a bunch of boxes to package up the rims. Then, he took the package to a post office and mailed it. The cost was quite reasonable and the package got to Toronto just fine. My own experiences with the post office have also been mostly positive.

I have family in B.C. and the Christmas parcels and cards I send always get there in a timely manner — even when I wait until the last minute to send them. Who says Canada Post doesn’t deserve any respect?

Petra Seyffarth, Regina

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