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3 LETTERS & EDITORIAL maltatoday | SUNDAY • 29 MARCH 2020 Mikiel Galea Letters & Clarifications A quotation from Psalm 50 was removed from my letter 'Nihilist Charm' (22 March), which though heavily censored, its publication was appreciated. But this can be found in the Bible anyway. Instead I propose two verses from Proverbs: "Those who trust in themselves are fools but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe (28:26). "Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed-without remedy (29:01)." The above message is for those who refuse to admit that God ex- ists. He made His mind known to us through the language of miracles, attested persuasively by men whose truthfulness and impartiality exclude all reasonable doubt and give us the absolute certainty we require. Yet truth is not safe from human per- versity, even in this small island, and they not only deceive themselves but propagate false ideas about God and His teachings. John Azzopardi Zabbar Maltese embassy in Ottawa I remember vividly when nearly 35 years ago, on October 3, 1985, for- mer Consul General of Malta, at the time honorary, John P. Pisani issued a press release to all clubs and Mal- tese organisations in Canada stating that the former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Alex Sciberras Trigona appointed him Consul General with jurisdiction over the whole territory of Canada. I recently found the attached press release while flipping through the pages of the November-December 1985 issue of the Maltese Canadian Club of London newsletter here in Toronto. Canada is home to the second largest Maltese community outside Malta and yet the Maltese Govern- ment representation is limited to a Consulate General in Toronto and just four honorary consuls in some provinces, which cater for thousands of Maltese throughout this vast country and a Malta Ambassador to Canada in Washington DC. The latter representation, for a number of Canadian Members of Parliament I knew and spoke with over the years with, is nothing but an insult for a great country such as Canada to be represented from the United States. Why hasn't the Government of Malta ever considered opening an Embassy in Ottawa? When in Aus- tralia where the largest Maltese com- munities outside of Malta live, there is a fully staffed Embassy in Canber- ra, a Consul General in Sydney and another in Melbourne and a number of honorary consuls in the other Australian States. In the United States, where there are less Maltese than in Canada, there is an Ambas- sador and Consul in the Washington D.C., an Ambassador in New York and Consul General in New York and more than a dozen honorary consuls in a number of American states. Having worked as a journalist and program producer of the only Mal- tese TV program in Maltese in Can- ada for over 30 years, Leħen Malti TV program and after speaking to a number of my fellow Maltese-Cana- dians veterans we are committed to seek the answer to this decades-old question – why don't subsequent Maltese Governments since 1985 did not consider opening an Embassy in Ottawa? Maltese-Canadians should not be treated less then Maltese else- where, we deserve diplomatic rep- resentation present in Ottawa! Frank Attard Etobicoke, ON Canada False ideas about God