Dear editor:

The back-to-back opinion articles in last week’s Lake Report, “Other nations beware, Canada is a test for Trump” by Keith McNenly and “Canada should limit retaliation to potential Trump tariffs” by Ted Carmichael, were interesting.

Taking a level-headed approach to U.S. tariffs might be in Canada’s best interests was the gist of the Carmichael article, while the McNenly article focused on the necessity of putting aside interprovincial party differences in the face of threats against our sovereignty.

Having carefully read both articles twice, I believe the McNenly article to be level-headed. I feel that the Carmichael article glosses over the character, the lies, the threats and insults of the U.S. president and his team of advisors.

President Trump seems much more than just bombastic. He seems dangerous to me. According to the Wall Street Journal, he and his team are leading the dumbest tariff war in history.

I would feel better, if the C.D. Howe Institute and other formal business institutes would loudly acknowledge and denounce the threats to our sovereignty.

Brian Emes
NOTL