I have been a resident of the Seagate neighborhood for 26 years. My wife, Linda, and I are avid readers of The Coastal Star, which we think does an excellent job of informing us about what is going on in our beautiful coastal communities. It has always been refreshing to get our local news without the political bias and opinionated news of our mainstream media.
If you are going to write about people’s opinion [O Canada, Will You Still Come and Visit? — May 2025], you should cover both sides.
We know many Canadian visitors that are appalled by what is happening in their country and would love to live here in Florida all year round if they could. They tell us about the Canadian government’s failures — including affordability, housing, public debt, inflation, devalued currency, poor national health care, out-of-control immigration, decline into wokeness, failed global ideology, government’s overreach into citizens’ freedom and the politicization/weaponization of federally run institutions.
Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, had to resign due to his failures and the discontent of the Canadian people.
Last year we were in Montreal and stayed at the W Hotel across from Victoria Park, where there was an anti-Israel encampment with antisemitic signs and banners. The statue of Queen Victoria in the park had been defaced. At McGill University there was a huge encampment with signs like “No Jews Allowed” and “Death to Israel.”
This lawlessness and racism would not be tolerated here in Florida. We are very fortunate to live in the greatest, freest, most prosperous nation on Earth. We are also blessed to live in a state that upholds law and order.
You should keep in mind that you are in a state and in a country whose people voted for our current government.
It is Canadians’ choice to come to our beautiful, free and safe area — or not. They can stay in their country enduring their frigid winters if they wish.
What you ignored is that for every Canadian that dislikes our government, there are many others that would love to live here and enjoy our way of life.
— Joe Carballosa
Delray Beach
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