Canada’s ambassador of enforcement

Re: Vickers Strikes Again, May 27. Canadians have long been recognized as “peacekeepers.” Now, after the recent Justin Trudeau and Kevin Vickers expressions of hubris, we may henceforth become known as “The Enforcers.” George Dunbar, Toronto. Kevin Vickers appeared to act appropriately and quickly in stopping a potentially dangerous situation. The real issue here, though, is that Vickers should not have had to step in ( interference is not really in an ambassador’s job description) if the security detail had reacted properly in the first place. Douglas Cornish, Ottawa. Kevin Vickers reacted reflexively to his years of training by immobilizing the potential assailant and taking his away from others. Vickers did not shoot the man, nor did he club him senseless to the ground, as might have happened in many jurisdictions nearby to us. Warren Hindle, Calgary. My main reason for coming to Canada as an immigrant was to be a proud citizen of a dignified and respectable country. What with the awfully embarrassing Elbowgate incident, and the even more shameful action of our overzealous ambassador to Ireland, I somehow get the painful feeling I made a perfect landing but at the wrong airport. Eddy A. Elia, Vancouver.

BRIAN LAWLESS / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Canadian Ambassador to Ireland Kevin Vickers, right, wrestles with a protester at Grangegorman Military Cemetery in Dublin last week during a state ceremony to remember the British soldiers who died during the Easter Rising.