Right this moment’s letters: Classes from the Ontario election

Time to overtake the electoral draw

On Thursday night, the Innovative Conservatives and Doug Ford acquired a “resounding” victory in Ontario, taking pictures 83 of the 124 seats or 67 per cent or the total, but they earned lower than 41 per cent of the votes solid.

The NDP acquired 31 seats and the Liberals acquired most fascinating eight, however the Liberals purchased extra votes than the NDP. They were both shut to 24 per cent of the total vote however the NDP acquired 25 per cent of the seats and the Liberals most fascinating about 6.5 per cent. The Greens acquired most fascinating one seat even supposing they purchased practically six per cent of the vote.

That is ridiculous. It’s time to overtake the electoral draw so that that the outcomes advise the need of the of us.

David Sale, Pakenham

Let’s honour our historical previous of voting

We might perhaps possibly simply serene bear in mind that Ontario (starting as Better Canada) has been celebrating elections since 1792. It’s true that first and most important, the assembly did no longer have accurate powers, and also most fascinating land-owning males were allowed to vote. Clean, this custom-made surpasses what has took put in many other countries. Let us honour this great custom of 230 years!

Luigi Logrippo, Ottawa

Will we in fact serene want election indicators?

The election is over and in the next couple of days all of those election indicators might perhaps perhaps be removed and thrown in the rubbish. Had been the indicators of any exhaust? Maybe they were before there were newspapers, but no doubt, on this generation of 24-hour details and social media, there are slightly about a different routes for fogeys to title their native candidates.

And if they are serene indispensable on this sense, is there in fact a necessity for thus many indicators? One in all my native candidates plastered the guardrail at one intersection with dozens of indicators. As an environmentalist, I chanced on it an expansive turn-off.

Next time around, can we cross into the 21st century and accomplish away with election indicators? The outcomes might perhaps possibly even be better for some candidates without them.

Kathy Bol, Ottawa

Why weren’t we talking health care?

Closing week, a relative ended up in emergency at The Ottawa Sanatorium Civic campus by ambulance. Fifteen hours later, my relative saw a health care provider. There used to be most fascinating one resident doctor working that evening.

Fortunately, my relative’s distress used to be no longer existence-threatening but sadly that supposed new, extra most important cases repeatedly pushed him reduction in line. What on Earth is occurring with our health-care draw and why weren’t we talking about it — expansive time — at some stage in this Ontario election?

Sheila Petzold, Ottawa

So great for ‘accessible’ polling stations

Elections Ontario has a in fact queer concept of what constitutes a wheelchair-accessible polling area. In Ottawa-Vanier, I chanced on myself confronted with as a minimum 30 steps. The building does have a side ramp, but it’s miles never viewed from the most important entrance, there’ll not be any such thing as a set apart, and finally one can most fascinating enter that manner if one has a key. There used to be no one stationed open air to present assistance. Had a resident no longer arrive along and kindly let me in, I could perhaps possibly possibly were unable to vote.

Veronica Harvey, Ottawa

Having a personality can assist a politician

Here’s a lesson for the shedding leaders: charisma.

The mixed total of charisma of the opposition birthday party leaders, including that of the effectively-spoken but charismatically challenged Mike Schreiner, would affect Absolute Zero seem heat. That abyss of personal allure has allowed Doug Ford, with his snug-hour politics, to hurdle over their failing candles no longer as soon as, but twice.

Worship them or no longer, there are federal leaders and wannabes with gobs of model and charisma. Consume properly with this lesson in thoughts at your conventions.

Thomas Brawn, Orléans

Let’s set apart murals on these terrifying structures

Re: Massive LRT shed known as ‘white monstrosity’ spoiling simplest seek of Ottawa, Can also simply 28.

I am following up on the gross presence of industrial-having a explore white transportation storage structures occupying outdated grassy open fields off the Queensway. I, too, notorious how they scar the landscape. Seeking to be pragmatic, I understand and might perhaps possibly simply serene settle for the utility of talked about structures.

I wish to propose that the white albatrosses be “prettied up” and made extra enticing to the observe. Could possibly perhaps magnificent, environmentally themed murals be set apart in by native inventive artists? Certainly, a contest of forms might perhaps possibly possibly generate public enthusiasm and enter. The put is shut to the Nepean National Equestrian Park and Wesley Clover Parks, which lend itself to doubtlessly very perfect pictorials.

Amelina Gerebizza, Kanata

Cautious: The graffiti gods might perhaps possibly simply strike

That “gentle grey” building has “Graffiti Me Up” written at some level of it.

Susan Gerrard, Nepean

Artists might perhaps possibly possibly paint the lacking surroundings

I could perhaps possibly possibly now not agree extra with Kelly Egan’s article. Could possibly perhaps a resolution be to name this a “white canvas” for using native artists to publish tips to assemble a extra acceptable seek? Presumably they might perhaps paint the good surroundings that the unusual “monstrosity’ has blocked from seek. I ponder if the metropolis or mission management officials might perhaps possibly agree?

Clifford Board, Stittsville

‘Monstrosity’ is in the observe of the beholder

I present with ardour that a educate shed is regarded as a monstrosity, while a 10-lane freeway — partial cloverleaf interchange and all — is believed to be true naturally there as section of the shapely landscape.

Eric Smith, Ottawa

Let’s come by Lansdowne true this time

I don’t dwell in the neighbourhood but I’m assuredly at Lansdowne and come by pleasure from all it has to present. After the preliminary revitalization, it modified into my fling-to shuttle problem for drinks, dinner, sports activities and entertainment.

I’m no longer disputing the truth the area and north-side stands are in dire want of repair. In actuality, I haven’t heard any individual dispute that truth. What I don’t understand is why we didn’t come by it true the most important time around. We knew then what we all know now. The metropolis’s companies and products at Lansdowne are faded and making an strive replacement. We have an different to fix that mistake.

This time around, it’s my proper hope we attain the job effectively and in its entirety, enabling residents to proceed to derive at Lansdowne for a large selection of, a long time yet to arrive.

Tammy Laverty Hall, Ottawa

Dangle a roof section of the Lansdowne concept

I in fact have attended CFL games all the procedure by Canada for additional than 50 years and am a Redblacks season designate holder. I have faith about that the game-day trip at TD Device is unparalleled in the CFL. The revitalization of Lansdowne Park has transformed the fan trip no longer most fascinating for football, but for other events. It has introduced existence to what used to be an outdated facility in an big car car automobile parking space.

The Lansdowne 2.0 proposal is a great-well-known step in the potential’s evolution and must always meet the community’s needs for years yet to arrive. So your complete extra reason to come by things true from the open up. Which is why I and other Redblacks’ followers are concerned that the proposal would now not encompass a roof over the brand new stands. Inclement weather is the truth for open air events in Canada. Soccer might perhaps possibly even be played in heavy rainfall or blizzard-like stipulations. Quilt for followers is no longer a luxurious but a key ingredient in contributing to the fan trip, which is required for promoting the potential’s exhaust. For that reason all new stadiums in Canada (Regina, Winnipeg, and Toronto) have partial roof canopies.