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Canadians Press Government to Address Disability Support, Power Grid and Media Accountability

Letters to the editors highlight urgent demands for disability equity, energy resilience, road safety, provincial autonomy, media ethics

Overview

  • Letter writers warn that cuts to postsecondary disability support programs have exacerbated barriers to employment, housing and education and call for their immediate reinstatement.
  • Concerns over Alberta’s aging power grid surfaced as letter writers predict brownouts and daily hydro limits with millions of electric vehicles charging under rising air-conditioning demand.
  • Supporters of Premier Danielle Smith praise her defence of Alberta against federal overreach and push for greater provincial autonomy on resource and trade decisions.
  • Drivers in Ontario decry dangerous behaviours and deteriorating infrastructure, urging authorities to repaint lane markings and build overpasses to reduce accidents.
  • Hockey icon Bobby Orr publicly rebuked broadcaster Ron MacLean for invoking Don Cherry’s Remembrance Day speech and health struggles to shape Coach’s Corner narratives, stoking calls for media accountability.