Letters

Yes, Freedom Convoy protesters, your freedom is being inhibited by the pandemic. We appreciate that. Now you want to protest to ensure everyone knows how grave things really are. We got it. Message received.

Trust. Credibility. Transparency. Authenticity. All of these play important roles in the relationships people have with their news sources. By several measures, these relationships are shifting in significant, sometimes contradictory, ways - and several reasons for this shift are psychologically driven.

The trucker protest demonstrates the fragility of our economy. A minority of truckers and their supporters have caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to the supply chain with repercussions throughout our economy. It also brings to light the increasing political polarization in our governing institutions.

Re: Demonstrators take to streets to protest vaccine mandates ( News , Feb. 10)

Re: Sooke building permit application backlog hits three months ( News , Feb. 10)

Re: Demonstrators take to streets to protest pandemic mandates ( News , Feb. 10).

Re: Transition Sooke on wrong track on growth (Letters, Feb. 10)

The Spewhung decision is a unique opportunity for a practical step towards reconciliation.

I had to laugh at the idea that restaurant dining can be romantic.

It is truly distressing to behold certain citizens of our great country aping the behaviour of the disgusting hordes of ignoramuses who seem determined to turn our southern neighbour into a theocratic fascist oligarchy, and who are in fact well along the road to so doing. I refer to the tiny percentage of our nation’s truckers (and others) who currently infest our nation’s capital.