Shame on Toronto transit for running atheist ads

Re:?Atheist ads promote debate, understanding (Feb. 5)

It is plain to see that spirituality has a strong bearing on morality, apart from a few exceptions. No wonder our society is suffering from murders, rapes, and assorted crimes. Toronto transit will have contributed to the furtherance of these evils, which will continue.

As per the 30th anniversary Reader’s Digest Reader, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Robert Millikan said, “Just how we fit into the plans of the Great Architect and how much He has assigned us to do, we do not know, but if we fail in our assignment it is pretty certain that part of the job will be left undone. But fit in we certainly do somehow, else we would not have a sense of our own responsibility. A purely materialistic philosophy is to me the height of unintelligence.”

Abe Lincoln said, “I should be the veriest shallow and self-conceited blockhead, in my discharge of the duties of this place, if I should hope to get along without the wisdom that comes from God and not from man.”

I applaud the Victoria and Halifax transit systems.

Shame on Toronto transit.

Ecision to bail out Big Three appalling

I am writing as a concerned Canadian who is appalled by the decision to bail out the Big Three in Canada and the U.S.

I understand the role these companies play in providing jobs, and therefore their role in the greater economy. But I feel it is unjust to support them by taking from the pockets of working Canadians.

Free-market capitalism, as I understand it, dictates that producers must supply a product to the market that meets a demand, thereby securing profit and allowing said producers to remain in the marketplace, independent of government intervention. This is the same fiscal model the Conservative government of Canada endorses as a justification for the failure to address rampant homelessness, poverty and ecological irresponsibility.

Perhaps the government should, rather than handing out taxpayers’ money, suggest that the Big Three work towards developing more affordable, sustainable and marketable products.

Jeffery Potter, Edmonton

I am writing about the so-called transparent government and its services.

I admit I voted Blue and think perhaps I made an error. Did you know there have been more than 20 requests to the privacy commissioner to access information under control of the Maintenance Enforcement Program? All have been declined because of the “confidential nature of their files.” Who do they think they are, the CIA?

The recent Children’s Advocate controversy shows Premier Ed Stelmach and his ministers do not exercise due diligence in monitoring the activities of their portfolios, in this instance the Minister of Justice. But does the Alberta government have an Access Enforcement Program to assure the visitation rights of an estranged parent? No.

There is no such thing and no enforcement by police or any authority! I see that money is much more important to the province than the relationship within families.

The Tories set up a multimillion-dollar per year collection agency, but sit around and scratch their heads about family violence, youth criminality, and other social issues associated with marginalizing estranged parents.