Dear Editor:
RE: “Woods should resign” and “Inappropriate rant,” April 14.
Susan McSherry states, “Woods is now on record as someone who hates Canadians for how we are.” She called Woods’ statement “hate-filled speech” and took offence to his reference to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a dictator. Did she notice that bank accounts were frozen, personal info revealed and the Emergencies Act invoked, as well as no public transport without proof of vaccination?
Woods mentioned a number of things: hates the division, blaming; shot or not both transmit and get ill; media sources with fear mongering. Remember the phrase “tsunami of Omicron?” How they’d all get the same name? Fear mongering!
People having three shots or more are getting it. Any mockery McSherry suggests would be to those who simply took the media’s word.
Woods apparently sees the propaganda, chose to speak up – good on him! Addressing the issue of freedom of speech, McSherry fails to understand what that entails, ironically calling for Woods’ use of that right to be cause to step down.
Margaret Iutzi shared her disdain that the past two years must have been difficult to balance between the “supporters and naysayers.” Exactly! To speak truthfully would be career suicide. Repeat the accepted narrative. They’re all doing it.
Iutzi noted that no other councillors commented, stating “perhaps the reason for that is because they wish to get elected.” Evidence that freedom of speech is out the window. Do we desire elected officials to puppet an “accepted narrative,” rather than truth? That’s revealing of where we are at and certainly worthy of some thought.
Bonnie Hollinger,
Minto