POLITICAL LEADERSHIP

Re Fixing What’s Really Broken In Canada (Editorial, Nov. 24): I agree that there is a lack of wise leadership in Canada, but am amazed there is no mention of Justin Trudeau.

He has been Prime Minister for seven years. Surely he should bear primary responsibility for the state of the nation, and not the new Leader of the Opposition nor the premiers of Alberta and Ontario.

There is a growing disconnect among Canadians and I recommend Canadians look for the real reasons.

Tom Ham Ottawa

Re Thank You, Doug Ford, For Exposing The Lie At The Heart Of Canada’s Modern Democracy (Opinion, Nov. 25): Columnist Andrew Coyne’s lament at what he calls “institutionalized minority rule” seems to paint an overly pessimistic image.

Despite low election turnouts, we manage to change governments peacefully from time to time, and those new governments sometimes reverse measures introduced by their predecessors. So perhaps we should not think of democracy as a perfectly level and straight road, but rather as a bumpy journey with many hills, valleys and turns. Just like life.

Tony Manera Ottawa