‘Donald Trump should also get credit for being a green technology hero.’ Letters to the editor for May 16
The article discusses various opinions on Donald Trump's impact on global politics and green technology. Some letters praise Trump for his role in shifting trade dynamics and highlighting fossil fuel supply as a national security issue. Others criticize the portrayal of his actions as strategic leadership, arguing they are more about disruption than coherent planning.
- ▪Peter Love from Toronto credits Trump for enabling Canada to sell oil and gas resources at world prices due to his trade policies.
- ▪Martin Wilkins from Calgary argues that Trump's actions are often impulsive and lack the strategic foresight attributed to him.
- ▪Christine Spence from Mississauga believes Trump has reframed the transition away from fossil fuels as a national security issue.
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Open this photo in gallery:President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the White House Rose Garden in Washington on May 11.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountTrump effectRe “The accidental statesman: How Donald Trump saved free trade, European democracy and the free world” (Opinion, May 9): The underlying message is best summarized by Winston Churchill: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”The best example, from a Canadian perspective, is the alacrity with which Mark Carney has been able to work with provincial premiers, Indigenous leaders, foreign countries, energy corporations, financiers et cetera, to develop projects that will soon enable our oil and gas resources to be sold to non-U.S.
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