In the latest batch of letters to the editor published on January 11, 2026, readers from coast to coast have expressed sharp criticism on a range of pressing national issues, from environmental policy to national security and social cohesion.
Carbon Credit System Labelled a "Scam"
A reader from Norton, New Brunswick, Peter Steele, launched a scathing critique of carbon credit markets. Steele questions the fundamental logic of the system, arguing that purchasing a credit does nothing to physically reduce a company's emissions.
"If producing carbon is a threat, then the ability to buy a credit is absurd," Steele writes. He characterizes the entire mechanism as a "scam of multiple magnitudes" with rules crafted by the wealthy. His letter raises a pointed question about whether such purchases are tax-deductible business expenses, suggesting that if they are, it makes the system even more "ridiculous." He concludes with a firm call for the "credit bunk" to be eliminated entirely.
Concerns Over Canada's Direction and Immigration
From Aurora, Ontario, Bernard A. Moyle penned a letter expressing deep concern about Canada's current trajectory. Moyle states that "Canada as a country is failing," pointing specifically to unvetted and illegal immigration as forces challenging the nation's history, values, and culture.
The letter also highlights the intimidation of Jewish families and hateful demonstrations in support of terrorist organizations as symptoms of a broader decline. Moyle urges Canadians who care to take action by contacting their local MPs, MPPs, and councillors to protest the state of the country. The letter implicitly criticizes the legacy of the Trudeau government, noting it put Canada on a "path where almost all aspects of public policy was a failure."
A Call for a Nuclear Deterrent
Taking a starkly different tack, a reader from Calgary, Mike Priaro, argues for a dramatic shift in Canadian defence policy. Priaro contrasts Canada's historic role in the Manhattan Project and supplying plutonium with its current perceived vulnerability.
He proposes that what Canada "desperately needs" is an inexpensive, globally recognized deterrent. His specific suggestion is the acquisition of a couple of submarines capable of launching short-range, multiple-warhead, nuclear-armed missiles. The editorial note appended to his letter acknowledges the need to beef up defence but laments that such efforts constantly get "bogged down in the bureaucracy and politics of it."
These letters, published by Postmedia News, showcase a snapshot of passionate and divergent public opinion on some of Canada's most complex challenges as the new year unfolds.
