Compromise seems out of the question

Re Real leaders don’t burn bridges, Sears, Dec. 9

When writing that leadership in government must be built on compromise, Robin V. Sears cites the difference of opinion between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford on how to combat climate change.

The problem with his solution — compromise on the part of the Prime Minister — is that one cannot compromise with a bully. He will interpret this as his victory, giving him permission to make more demands. Continuing the cap-and-trade system would have demonstrated the Premier’s willingness to recognize a successful program, even though it was brought in by the previous government.

Compromise demands a readiness for both sides to listen as objectively as possible to the points raised by the other side. Premier Ford has shown no ability or desire to follow that path. Carol Libman, Toronto In an otherwise thoughtful commentary on the late U.S. president George H.W. Bush, Robin V. Sears can’t resist taking a shot at Justin Trudeau. Just another example of how Liberals and NDPers will never get along. In contrasting campaigning and governing, probably the greatest shortcoming of this current Liberal government was over promising and underdelivering.

The only fiasco of the First Ministers Meeting is our “on the wrong side of history” Conservative premiers, who prefer to disrupt rather than show the leadership necessary to battle the existential crisis of global climate change. Peter Bertollo, Brampton