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Letters to the Editor


OPINION: Whose freedoms? Whose responsibilities?

OPINION: Whose freedoms? Whose responsibilities?

'Your rights end where my nose begins'
LETTER: The Hijab: A veil of empowerment, not oppression

LETTER: The Hijab: A veil of empowerment, not oppression

'With recent bans on the hijab in several places including Quebec, it is now, more than ever important, that we come together as a community and educate'
LETTER: Opponents of Bradford Bypass encouraged to send letters to federal government

LETTER: Opponents of Bradford Bypass encouraged to send letters to federal government

Minister of Environment and Climate Change may have 'the bigger teeth' to stop the 'atrocity,' letter writer says
LETTER: 'The whole is more important than the part'

LETTER: 'The whole is more important than the part'

Reader Albert Wierenga looks back at the story of Margaret Mead
LETTER: Celebrating Global Community Engagement Day

LETTER: Celebrating Global Community Engagement Day

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Assoication has been reaching out and helping the community in need throughout the pandemic
LETTER: Using education is an opportunity to succeed in every walk of life

LETTER: Using education is an opportunity to succeed in every walk of life

'Education teaches individuals how to weigh various sides of an issue through critical thinking and it enhances their own problem-solving and decision-making skills' - reader Riffat Jahan
LETTER: Comparing transit system in Paris to Innisfil like comparing 'grapes to watermelon'

LETTER: Comparing transit system in Paris to Innisfil like comparing 'grapes to watermelon'

'Before building the highway, there need to be origin-destination studies to find out where people are going, and what kind of transit system would help,' says reader
LETTER: Province needs to consider other ways to reduce traffic congestion in the area

LETTER: Province needs to consider other ways to reduce traffic congestion in the area

‘Is building a highway that will cost several billion dollars and seriously degrade wetlands and rivers that flow into Lake Simcoe, not to mention forcing homeowners along the route to relocate, really the one and only solution to traffic congestion?’ asks reader
LETTER: Outstanding environmental concerns regarding the Bradford Bypass haven't been fully addressed

LETTER: Outstanding environmental concerns regarding the Bradford Bypass haven't been fully addressed

Among the concerns are 'endangered species habitat, fisheries impacts, and water quality and stormwater management in the already stressed Lake Simcoe watershed'
LETTER: Thinking beyond the ‘more highways’ template

LETTER: Thinking beyond the ‘more highways’ template

'If we do indeed have an increase in population and we do indeed need to move those people around, the best way to do that is with a generous public transportation system,' says letter writer