Letters: Will Sask. premier lace up skates for Team Canada?

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Trump’s trade war is bad for Canada’s economy. With any economic threat, workers stand to be hit hardest.

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Firstly, solutions on the home front must include workers. As the saying goes: if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu. The buzz around removing interprovincial trade barriers is an example — few real examples of these trade barriers exist in 2025.

Too often, it’s a weasel word for axing regulation and ‘red tape’ to bolster corporate profits at the expense of worker safety and job security. Secondly, unelected billionaires are merrily dismantling American democracy and public services. Don’t think they won’t exploit the crisis to do the very same in Canada.

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Finally, workers deserve to see every premier get on the ice, elbows up, for the same team — Team Canada. Will Premier Moe lace up his skates one last time for the home team, or keep warming the bench? In the spirit of Red Green, keep your stick on the ice, everybody. We’re all in this together.

Lori Johb (president, Saskatchewan Federation of Labour), LeRoy

NDP gets pass on U.S. booze boycott

It appears Valerie Middleton (March 6, Let’s sell the booze already in stock) was writing prior to March 4 when Canada announced tariffs on a long list of USA products, including alcohol.

When USA tariffs on Canadian products were first announced some weeks ago, several Canadian premiers, irrespective of political party, had the same ‘huge brainwave’ to immediately remove USA alcohol from all liquor outlets.

As Premier Ford said recently, USA alcohol will be put in storage and sold when tariffs are removed. It will not be poured down the drain. Removal of these products is currently the Canadian thing to do, along with avoiding buying anything made in the USA, unless it’s a case of last resort.

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It is easy to criticize any political party for decisions and suggestions. I give the Saskatchewan NDP a pass on this one.

Syl White, Saskatoon

Meewasin maintains riverside trails

One of the many great things about living in Saskatoon is that our beautiful riverbank walking trail is so efficiently maintained by the Meewasin Valley Authority.

Being fortunate enough to live close to Gabriel Dumont Park, I hugely appreciate that, very quickly after every snowfall, that section of the Meewasin Trail between Eighth Street and the Gordie Howe Bridge is cleared, leaving a smooth, safe walking surface, which is well used throughout the winter.

Walking through that gently undulating, white wonderland is a joyful experience. While I don’t regularly check the condition of other sections of the trail, I assume they receive similar care. Thank you! We are so very fortunate to have Meewasin to enhance the livability of our winter city.

Ann Coxworth, Saskatoon

East-west infrastructure not original idea

I read with interest Murray Mandryk’s column on Carla Beck’s east-west roads, rails and pipelines idea. He would have us believe that this is the thought process of a true leader. Let’s be clear this is not an original idea.

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The idea of an energy corridor was brought forward by former premier Blaine Higgs of New Brunswick about five years ago. So let’s give credit where credit is due and not to a copycat.

Bob Aebig, Saskatoon

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