Tag: Letters
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 24
Blatant vote grab So Doug Ford is going to save me $120 a year by cancelling licence plate renewal fees. Whoopee. Whoa, wait a minute. That’s $1.1 billion less money going into government coffers. That money is needed to run the province. Does Ford have a fairy godmother that is going to provide that funding? […]
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 22
Case closed Could you please tell your writers to stop using the word “shuttered” when something is actually “closed”? Why not just say “closed”? There are literally no shutters involved. This is just as annoying as the hackneyed phrase “the perfect storm.” Catherine Fellner, London Emergencies Act necessary step Re: the letter Emergencies Act gross […]
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker will not seek re-election
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker announced Friday evening that he will not run in the upcoming provincial election. A letter announcing his decision is below. … To the people of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, Today, having dedicated the past 10 years of my life to be the MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound and with mixed emotions, I am […]
Letters to the Editor: Feb. 19
Ford on wrong side Why is it everything Premier Doug Ford says about this pandemic is the opposite of what doctors and scientists are saying? Because he is a politician just trying to get re-elected, with no care for the health and wellbeing of Ontarians. This week, he announced “the world is done with COVID.” […]
Letter to the Editor: The fuller truth on Swedish government’s DGR decision
The February 10, 2022 Letter to the Editor, titled “Sweden shows leadership and environmental stewardship with repository decision,” does not communicate the fuller truth. More steps must be carried out in the Swedish decision-making process, and the decision itself is controversial in Sweden. Secondly, beyond Sweden, the continuing reference to the “continuing international consensus” once […]