Letters: Regina Central Library needs to be fixed up and stay downtown

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There has been some discussion recently of the location of the downtown library. I am hoping that the central library will stay exactly where it is. The present location is convenient for shoppers and folks who live downtown or near downtown. Many such people  may not have a vehicle to get around.

Libraries are spread throughout the city and Regina residents are well served by the current library system as it now exists. Yes, the current downtown library needs some upgrading, but it will be less costly to do the upgrading than to move from the current location and start building from scratch.

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Of course, this decision will not make the developers happy. Perhaps they can turn more of their attention to rebuilding and building Regina’s housing stock to ensure everyone in Regina has the opportunity for a roof over their head.

Ed Lehman, Regina

Reasons for optimism after Oval Office carnage

An excellent analysis on Bloomberg News network sheds useful light on the current geopolitical murk.

It suggested that the now infamous clash in the Oval Office made the U.S. leadership show their true intent: That is, to avoid a commitment in Ukraine that would displease President Donald Trump’s  chum, Russian President Vladimir Putin.

That’s because Trump and the U.S. want Putin neutral or even helpful against China, which is seen by the U.S. as its most pressing threat. After all the dust settled on the Oval Office clash, there can be no more waffling: The European Union needs to gear up and get involved.

Manufacturing weapons in the EU will take a few years to gear up. The alternative is to request a major arms purchase from U.S. manufacturers.

There are no obvious reasons why Trump wouldn’t love to facilitate that purchase. He campaigned on, and still spouts, daily, on the U.S. selling more goods and buying fewer to improve that nation’s net balance of trade.

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All this considered, it’s a smart option and maybe the only option for Canada to throw in its lot with the EU. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has recently been exactly where he should have been — in London at the defence summit organized by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Meanwhile, back in Canada, Mark Carney, once governor of the Bank of England, is currently the odds-on bet to succeed Trudeau as leader of the federal Liberals and, thus, become prime minister … at least until the next federal election.

You have to think that given his resume, Carney has connections for further strengthening Canada’s ties to the EU. Matters are headed in the right direction. I’m optimistic about Canada’s future.

Gord Brock, Regina

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