The Republic of Canada

Re: Divided we stand, May 30 That the federal government was left with no option but to buy Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline project is a sad acceptance that Canada is a loose confederation and the time when private mega-projects were possible are over.

Trans-provincial power lines, toll roads, dams, generators — forget them. Welcome to the Popular Republic of Canada, compliments of narrow-minded provincial politicians and leaderless central government. Juan C. Joffre, Calgary The concept of reincarnation may be a nice idea, but I assume that most Canadians are non-believers. However, after hearing Justin Trudeau’s comments on China and Cuba, observing his affinity for attention-getting wardrobe choices, and now the nationalization of a Western oil project, we could be forgiven for thinking that “old Pierre” has come back. Jeff Spooner, Kinburn, Ont.