Letters to the editor, Dec. 18, 2021

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Laïcité, who is true?

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Isn’t it refreshing to learn within the Commonplace-freeholder what Lise Ravary wrote about Invoice 21 in Québec? We’re culturally completely different. Not superior, simply completely different. Why is it so exhausting to respect the plain?

Academics with cassocks, roman collars or cornets usually are not allowed in Québec’s public colleges. The rule is there for all religions. Muslims are allowed, however not the hijab. Take it off and you may train. You may put on the garb on the road, however not within the classroom. I perceive that this trainer was given one other job, however not within the classroom.

We should attempt to work collectively. To behave successfully, one should perceive the opposite tradition, not blame it for all the things below the solar. In the event you can not settle for a legislation, the actually Canadian option to struggle it’s to take it to court docket.

I take exception to what Alison Hanes wrote in her article the day earlier than. She states information after which, when she runs out of concepts, she resorts to call calling. She has carried out it earlier than when she made feedback about Québec within the Rousseau, Air Canada speech in English. I cannot repeat them for I don’t assume such phrases must be printed about one other tradition in a worthy newspaper.

She writes phrases that can’t be used to explain the First nations, the Jewish individuals, or every other culturally ‘completely different’ group. Nonetheless, it’s secure to model our neighbours with misguided, hateful, dangerous, misinformed, bullying. Heaven forbid we should always use such phrases to explain Ontario Anglophones. Trudeau is disingenuous and has a cowardly paralysis. She closes with systematic discrimination, populism, political expediency and hypocrisy in motion.

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She notes that it’s simpler to painting ‘the opposite’ as the issue. It applies to Québec and to her. Understanding the opposite is the way in which to go. Title calling is divisive.

Jules Bourdon

Cornwall

A wholesome pores and skin

Pores and skin is the organ with the biggest contact space between the human physique and the exterior setting and is a barrier that separates the human physique from the setting. It not solely protects the physique from exterior environmental harm and avoids water loss from the physique, but additionally has a sure beauty impact.

Food plan primarily impacts the degrees of various hormones within the physique, and hormones regulate lots of the pure processes that happen throughout the physique. This implies the general well being and look of the pores and skin are, intently associated to hormone fluctuations which might be influenced by weight loss program.

Analysis on one of the best meals for wholesome pores and skin is proscribed. Nonetheless, antioxidant-rich meals appear to have a protecting impact on the pores and skin. Contemplate these skin-friendly meals: Carrots, apricots, and different yellow and orange vegatables and fruits, spinach and different inexperienced leafy greens, tomatoes, berries, beans, peas and lentils, salmon, mackerel and different fatty fish and nuts are good for wholesome pores and skin.

Tomatoes are an excellent supply of vitamin C and the entire main carotenoids, particularly lycopene. These carotenoids defend your pores and skin from solar harm and will assist forestall wrinkling. Soy comprises isoflavones, which have been proven to enhance wrinkles, collagen, pores and skin elasticity, and pores and skin dryness, in addition to defend your pores and skin from UV harm.

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Darkish chocolate has cocoa that comprises antioxidants that will defend your pores and skin towards sunburn. These antioxidants can also enhance wrinkles.

Mohammad Naeem Talat

Cornwall

Cash nicely spent

I heard on the information this morning that offering safety for Prince Harry whereas he was relationship Megan Markel of Canada value Canadian taxpayers about $350,000.

If we take this determine and divide it amongst Canada’s inhabitants of about 35,000,000 it really works out to about one penny per Canadian, am I proper?

I don’t thoughts having spent a penny to make sure the protection of Prince Harry, do you? I occur to love Prince Harry who has proven some actual guts amongst royals over time. And I used to be comfortable that he discovered love with and married a Canadian lady. Lastly some cash nicely spent by our authorities in relative phrases.

G. Kingma

Tyotown