{"id":400223,"date":"2022-01-28T01:28:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T22:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/im-reasonably-sure-i-need-less-celine-and-more-stompin-tom\/"},"modified":"2022-01-28T01:28:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T22:28:10","slug":"im-reasonably-sure-i-need-less-celine-and-more-stompin-tom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/im-reasonably-sure-i-need-less-celine-and-more-stompin-tom\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018I\u2019m reasonably sure I need less C\u00e9line and more Stompin\u2019 Tom\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27e752251a6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27e752251a6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/im-reasonably-sure-i-need-less-celine-and-more-stompin-tom\/#Songs_of_solace\" >Songs of solace<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/im-reasonably-sure-i-need-less-celine-and-more-stompin-tom\/#Indispensable_insects\" >Indispensable insects<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/im-reasonably-sure-i-need-less-celine-and-more-stompin-tom\/#Nation-building_exercise\" >Nation-building exercise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/im-reasonably-sure-i-need-less-celine-and-more-stompin-tom\/#Crowded_house\" >Crowded house<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/im-reasonably-sure-i-need-less-celine-and-more-stompin-tom\/#The_carbon_question\" >The carbon question<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/im-reasonably-sure-i-need-less-celine-and-more-stompin-tom\/#Amazing_Agnes\" >Amazing Agnes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/im-reasonably-sure-i-need-less-celine-and-more-stompin-tom\/#Premiers_vs_science\" >Premiers vs. science<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/im-reasonably-sure-i-need-less-celine-and-more-stompin-tom\/#COVID_on_the_slopes\" >COVID on the slopes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/im-reasonably-sure-i-need-less-celine-and-more-stompin-tom\/#Bigger_than_politicians\" >Bigger than politicians<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#\u2018I\u2019m reasonably sure I need less C\u00e9line and more Stompin\u2019 Tom\u2019<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Songs_of_solace\"><\/span>Songs of solace<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In December, contributor Katie Underwood wrote about the power of C\u00e9line Dion.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I would like to express my <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciation for Katie Underwood\u2019s article on C\u00e9line Dion (\u201cComing back to us now,\u201d Torch Song, December 2021). It was beautifully written, funny and touching. Underwood mounts a compelling defence of Dion, and of the role singers play in sustaining our emotional lives. Musicians, poets and performers have always been the ones to get us through a crisis. Remember poet Anna Akhmatova and the siege of Stalingrad! While artists are often treated as trivial in our society, they are, in fact, vital to our survival.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Gillian McCann, North Bay, Ont.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Your contributor writes that Canada has never needed C\u00e9line Dion more. I\u2019m reasonably sure I need less C\u00e9line and more Stompin\u2019 Tom\u2014unless, of course, she knows all the words to <em>Sudbury Saturday Night<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Mel Simoneau, Gatineau, Que.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indispensable_insects\"><\/span>Indispensable insects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In December, Alanna Mitchell wrote about one man\u2019s mission to catalogue every species of\u00a0Coleoptera.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The somewhat superficial depiction of the \u201cobsession\u201d of Pat Bouchard\u2019s cataloguing of beetle species belies the seriousness of his work (\u201cBeetlemania,\u201d Obsessions, December 2021). Insects are the movers and shakers of terrestrial ecosystems\u2014without them, nature as we know it would collapse. In Canada, we have about 39,000 species of insects with names and at least 20,000 without them. Although concerns about biodiversity <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly centre around fish, caribou and other large vertebrates, the real crisis lies with these small creatures. \u201cEcologically based\u201d forest practices and the like do not consider this biodiversity. There have been huge declines in virtually all insect populations throughout the globe over the past decades, with high extinction rates. We desperately need more information on all the species we have if we are to make sound decisions regarding how best to live with the nature we\u2019re blessed with.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Art Borkent, Salmon Arm, B.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nation-building_exercise\"><\/span>Nation-building exercise<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In January, Aaron Hutchins wrote about Canada\u2019s decision to participate in the Beijing Olympics despite China\u2019s human rights abuses.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Olympics are athletic events and should be free of political interference (\u201cWhy are we playing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s in China?\u201d January 2022). Choosing the site for any Olympic Games does involve political and many other concerns, but Beijing was chosen for this Olympic Games. Governments should be assisting athletes of all levels, genders and abilities. This requires a financial commitment, providing facilities and equipment and making available well-qualified coaches. People who have had the opportunity to be involved in sports and athletics always gain in physical health, mental focus and goal setting, and improved <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> attitudes. Tragically, peoples and cultures continue to be attacked. Those now opposed to the Beijing Olympics are focusing on the plight of the Uighurs, even calling this a form of genocide. Canada is still reconciling itself to the \u201ctreatment\u201d of Indigenous people, who for centuries were isolated and deprived of their cultures. Call it assimilation or genocide or a softer reference, the impact was the same. Canada needs to clean its house first. Canadian athletes make us proud and bring our nation together. Go Canada Go.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Denis Ottewell, Burnaby, B.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crowded_house\"><\/span>Crowded house<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In January, Paul Wells wrote about what the Liberal Party will look like without Justin Trudeau. It featured images of Trudeau\u2019s current (and very large) cabinet.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The picture on pages 28 and 29 of the army of cabinet ministers (37) says a lot (\u201cThe life of the party,\u201d January 2022). Our main G7 partners have the following number of cabinet posts, including prime minister and cabinet, or president and cabinet: U.K., 26; U.S., 24; Japan, 20; France, 17; and Germany, 16. All those nations have much larger populations than ours, especially the U.S., with 10 times as many citizens. Surely we do not need this many positions for an efficient government, and with all the staff and salaries, the cost must be enormous. A good trimming would go down well with Canadian taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Brian Davidson, Pincourt, Que.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_carbon_question\"><\/span>The carbon question<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In January, Stephen Maher wrote about the end of the battle over carbon taxes.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In my 30 years serving with the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineers from Victoria to Goose Bay, N.L., and as far north as Alert, Nunavut, I have been an environmentalist as well as a consumer of hydrocarbons (\u201cThe last gasp,\u201d January 2022). A world without carbon is beyond the dreams of even the most fervent environmentalists, who continue to use asphalt shingles, cellphones and fossil fuels. We would sooner buy cheap products produced in China or India and fuelled by coal-powered electrical plants than transmit by pipeline natural gas or other oil products from Canada. Let\u2019s have a walk-to-work day in sub-zero temperatures and deep snow, or better still a swim-to-work day when we cannot use diesel-fuelled generators to pump out flood water. My question to Canadians and politicians is this: individually or collectively, what are you willing to give up forever in your life? Be honest and do it, or continue to lie to yourselves.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Claude R. Lalonde, Edmonton<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amazing_Agnes\"><\/span>Amazing Agnes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In December, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of Agnes Macphail\u2019s landmark election to the House of Commons by republishing our 1933 profile of her. Macphail was the first woman to be elected as a Member of Parliament.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Loved the archival profile about Agnes Macphail (\u201cMiss Macphail,\u201d From the Archive, December 2021)! It made me go to Google to find out more about her. Such an interesting woman\u2014she founded the Elizabeth Fry Society of Canada and championed pensions for seniors and workers\u2019 rights, etc. Plus, she was a single working woman at a time when that was rare.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Nina Everaert, Wallaceburg, Ont.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Premiers_vs_science\"><\/span>Premiers vs. science<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In December, Jason Markusoff wrote about how Jason Kenney\u2019s mishandling of COVID-19 has been his undoing.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After reading Jason Markusoff\u2019s article about Alberta Premier Jason Kenney\u2019s atrocious handling of COVID-19, it has become even clearer to me that conservative provincial governments have not fared at all well (\u201cThe incredible sinking man,\u201d December 2021). Right-wing thinking simply does not jibe with the available <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> and fails at the logic that\u2019s needed for decision-making during this kind of crisis. Kenney, Saskatchewan\u2019s Scott Moe and Ontario\u2019s Doug Ford have proven beyond a doubt that they are the wrong leaders during this pandemic. And unfortunately, we are not out of the woods yet.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Dave Brown, Waterloo, Ont.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"COVID_on_the_slopes\"><\/span>COVID on the slopes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In November, Michelle Cyca wrote about the re-opening of North America\u2019s largest ski resort.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Your article about Whistler Blackcomb\u2019s reopening this fall\/winter is misleading (\u201cOpenings,\u201d Bearings, November 2021). It suggests that only the vaccinated are being welcomed back. Not so! Indoor restaurants, patios and bars will require proof of vaccination, but there is no such requirement to purchase ski tickets or, most irresponsibly, to board the closed gondolas. Despite its claim to the contrary, Whistler Blackcomb couldn\u2019t care less about public safety unless it is mandated by the provincial health authorities.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Martie Simon, Toronto<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bigger_than_politicians\"><\/span>Bigger than politicians<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In November, Paul Wells examined the hollowness of the Liberal election victory.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed Paul Wells\u2019s piece on the Liberal election victory (\u201cThe triumph of Justin Trudeau,\u201d November 2021). Why do we allow our political parties to write platforms that are all pie in the sky, so to speak? The NDP\u2019s national pharmacare program? Great idea, but how? Meeting carbon emissions targets before the planet is unlivable? Awesome! How? Solving systemic racism that goes back to the birth of our Canada? Another superb idea! How? We cannot just leave it up to the politicians. We, as the citizens of this country, need to make some tough choices and do some difficult work in order to progress as a country and as a civilized society.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Ben Perrier, Belleville, Ont.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>These letters appear in print in the February 2022 issue of<\/em>\u00a0Maclean\u2019s\u00a0<em>magazine.<\/em><br \/>\n<span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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