Overview
- Letters published Feb. 8–10 argue Prime Minister Mark Carney has not delivered on trade and economic promises and claim he cancelled battery‑car mandates.
- Contributors question a reported $2.3 billion federal EV purchase subsidy, citing limited charging infrastructure, long distances and harsh winters, with some vowing to stick with gas vehicles.
- One correspondent says rising numbers of seniors and lower birth rates constrain the government’s capacity to increase seniors’ benefits despite growing needs.
- Alberta letter writers dismiss separatism as impractical and urge the province to remain engaged within Canada for shared prosperity.
- In Moncton, Judge Paul Duffie sentenced Steven Fenwick Vanbuskirk, 34, to 60 days already served for his role in a Feb. 2024 home invasion in which senior Robert Cail was struck with an axe; the Crown says Cail died in late January of an unrelated illness, and co‑accused Richard Efrem Vosburgh has pleaded guilty and is slated for sentencing March 5, with charges against two others withdrawn or stayed.