08-03-2025
US may become 11th Canada province but its going to require a lot of apologizing
I'm not sure you grasp how offensive that headline "Canada can be a US state, but we're gonna need some syrup" (Detroit Free Press letter to the editor, March 2) is to all Canadian readers of this paper.
I understand that it's a letter written tongue-in-cheek and some may find it humorous. But to keep it on the front page for days and days is rubbing salt into a wound.
So I propose that you publish my letter with this Headline: "US may become 11th province but its going to require a lot of apologizing."
(Editors note: Done.)
Ernest Poortinga
Ann Arbor
It is with great dismay that I see that the new Michigan House of Representatives has targeted for repeal the Extreme Risk Protection Order laws, passed into law by the State of Michigan in 2023.
Background: Here's how Michigan's red flag gun law works
Statistics are already showing that the law has potentially saved lives, making sure that families have a legal way to petition for the removal of firearms from family members who, after a determination by a judge, were found to be a danger to themselves or others.
We can't ever completely prevent gun violence, but we can take measures to make it more rare. We can have fewer children shot at splash pads. We can have fewer children shot at in their schools.
This action is clearly political. I would think that the one thing all Michiganders could agree on is that we'd like fewer people to get shot.
Jonathan Gold
Novi
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: US can be 11th Canada province but it'll require a lot of apologizing
