Give us our rights back, nanny state

Dear Editor:

Excellent letter written by Doug Waines (Oil’s death is exaggerated, Courier letters, May 13).

With what is going on presently in our society, I refuse to be fearful. Masks, hmmmm.

I will not take a vaccination (what is in that vaccine?) as I believe whole heartedly in building a good immunity to all the viruses and bacteria that live amongst us human beings. This creates a healthy person.

We are losing our freedoms as the nanny state is dictating to us, and aren’t people tired of having to stay in their “huts”? After all, we really are social “animals.”

People have lost their livelihoods and jobs, unfortunately. This is a big economic problem for all of us. Businesses pay business taxes, provincial taxes, income taxes, and commercial property taxes, which is huge.

Now what is going to happen? Are us home property owners going to get “hosed to death” to keep our towns, cities and provinces in style? Rents sky rocket? Please think about that.

I saw on CBC that these past few months have cost Canada $1 trillion. Alberta is in a dire crisis; therefore, Alberta cannot afford to bail us out, especially Ontario and Quebec (equalization payments).

The whole country is in trouble economically, emotionally and mentally.

Nanny state, please let us live in dignity and give us our freedoms back. People who are compromised in any way are the ones who have to be very careful, stay home, and who are very susceptible to getting very ill due to a lack of a good immunity to fight off viruses and bacteria.

Carol Stein, Kelowna