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Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. 

Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjones@infonews.ca.

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iN RESPONSE to April 2 newsletter editorial on the implications of abandoning the carbon tax

Hi Marshall, I also have a not good feeling about the carbon tax going away. It was implemented to help the environment. All of a sudden we seem to be going for the money and the climate crisis has been forgotten. Time will tell but I’m sure we’ll pay for our inaction. — Deb Oakland, via email 

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Throwing money at the government in the name of saving the environment is a farce at best. Part of it was used to bribe us with our own money, which morally is disrespectful even though they keep doing it and people fall for it. I never saw any evidence of the tax being used for its purportedly intended purpose. People have got the idea. Yes, we need to be mindful of the environment, but more and more we see those that produce nothing and live in major centres dictating impractical solutions to perceived problems that may or may not be real. Just imagine what would be if governments offered practical solutions that didn’t require massive bureaucracy or taxation! — Brian Porter, Kelowna, via email

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Marshall, don’t mourn the cancellation of this tax. It hurt the most vulnerable among us and was being represented to the public in a very dishonest way. These two things were obvious to the citizens and they lost faith in the proponents of the tax. Had the tax been fairly presented and its results logically evaluated by our leaders, it would never have been excoriated successfully by its detractors.
‘You can fool some of the people all of the time and…’ you know the drill. — Charles Benham, via email

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I agreed with carbon pricing, but regarding the consumer part, I noticed it did hit different folks differently and the dollars folks got back did not reflect usage, so retired me who drives extremely little gets back same as those who have no choice but to commute, and in the rural places, long distances. It worries me what, if anything, will fill that budget hole in all jurisdictions. The earth’s greenhouse dome... is it getting thicker? Let’s talk about that also. Thanks a bunch for what you do. — Jane Duber, via email

How a Kamloops Blazer netminder made it to the big leagues

Great story! — Bonnie Derry, via iNFOnews.ca

150kg meth seizures at Vancouver airport, bound for Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand

Must be nerves of steel or absolute desperation to walk that through an airport. — William Mastop, via iNFOnews.ca

Trump tariffs and statehood comments about Canada stir loyalty debate about NHL great Wayne Gretzky

Tell Wayne to shove it! He turned his back on Canada. He hangs out with the idiots at Mar-a-Lago who could care less about honest and hardworking Canadians and/or Americans. What he did on the ice was great but what he’s doing now is a shame and I hope everyone lets me know that. — Stan Kovaleski, via iNFOnews.ca

Distracted rail crew missed warning before fiery Revelstoke train crash: TSB report

When the issue has gone on this long, I am surprised that hardware of some kind has not been developed to reduce reliance on the human component. Cranes that are close together have anti-collision hardware. Maybe something similar? — William Mastop, via iNFOnews.ca

How a Salmon Arm father became the subject of an Amber Alert

I met this young couple a few years ago when they bought a sink from me. It is very sad, as they love their children, but Jehovahs Witness children have been wards of the government when they refused to give their children a blood transfusion. I do not believe praying and God can cure all but obviously they do. I do not feel Davis should be charged and have to go to court. Maybe the law should be lenient with him. — Evelyn Franklin, via iNFOnews.ca

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Hello Marshall,
This fellow clearly failed to ensure he was not signing away his rights and that is the fault of the people who "coerced" him to sign. I am not in agreement with the fellow's beliefs about how to care for his child but he is the father, guilty of panicking and "breaking a law". I will no longer financially support or support at all BC Children's Hospital.
Sincerely,
Patrick Longworth

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