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December 17, 2025

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Letters to the Editor

Speak up or stay home

Dear Editor, I’d like to thank Robert Wills for his letter in last week’s edition of the paper (Transparency in Government, Nov. 27, 2024, THE

Mayors’ responsibility

Dear Editor, Over the past two months, I have consistently spoken about fairness in the MRC meetings. Today, I must raise a pressing concern. In

Transparency in government

Dear Editor, Transparency in government: often promised, seldom delivered. Some folks are agitating to have public plenary sessions of the MRC council. My feeling is

Respect is a two-way street

Dear Editor , I am writing today as the chair of the 370% Taskforce who recently read about the dissolution of the MRC Pontiac waste

Just for show?

Dear Editor,Rick Bradshaw and Jennifer Quaile have both brought to light serious concerns regarding the management and functioning of the MRC Pontiac Waste Management Committee.

Gobsmacked

Dear Editor, MRC Pontiac Warden Toller’s recent dissolving of the Pontiac Waste Committee (https://theequity.ca/mrc-waste-committee-disbanded-members-say-work-is-not-done/) just at the time when fresh input and ideas are needed

Crossed the line

Dear Editor,Regarding Warden Toller’s letter last week (https://theequity.ca/treat-other-people-the-way-you-want-to-be-treated/), by appointing a member of staff as chair of a committee created by the governing body through

Reinstate waste committee

Dear Editor, Thanks for the response, Jane (https://theequity.ca/treat-other-people-the-way-you-want-to-be-treated/) but let’s be clear about one thing, as I can’t be held responsible for all sins you

Top down or bottom up?

Dear Editor, Some folks hold to the notion that government is nobody’s business but those elected or self-appointed to make all decisions. Others hold that

Politicians take note

Dear Editor, Chris Judd’s column last week (https://theequity.ca/impatience-jealousy-and-greed/) should be mandatory reading for every politician of every part in Canada. Truly important messages within this

Speak up or stay home

Dear Editor, I’d like to thank Robert Wills for his letter in last week’s edition of the paper (Transparency in Government, Nov. 27, 2024, THE EQUITY). It serves to open the door to what goes on at the closed plenary

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Mayors’ responsibility

Dear Editor, Over the past two months, I have consistently spoken about fairness in the MRC meetings. Today, I must raise a pressing concern. In 2024, the MRC Pontiac charged inflated shares to Alleyn and Cawood, increasing from $112,000 to

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Transparency in government

Dear Editor, Transparency in government: often promised, seldom delivered. Some folks are agitating to have public plenary sessions of the MRC council. My feeling is you would be disillusioned more than informed upon seeing what’s behind the curtain. Having sat

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Respect is a two-way street

Dear Editor , I am writing today as the chair of the 370% Taskforce who recently read about the dissolution of the MRC Pontiac waste management committee, and the lack of inclusiveness and transparency in Warden Toller’s approach. I found

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Just for show?

Dear Editor,Rick Bradshaw and Jennifer Quaile have both brought to light serious concerns regarding the management and functioning of the MRC Pontiac Waste Management Committee. Their accounts raise critical questions about the irregularities in how this committee was run, its

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Gobsmacked

Dear Editor, MRC Pontiac Warden Toller’s recent dissolving of the Pontiac Waste Committee (https://theequity.ca/mrc-waste-committee-disbanded-members-say-work-is-not-done/) just at the time when fresh input and ideas are needed most, proves her need to have total control of everything. You’d think, after the failure

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Crossed the line

Dear Editor,Regarding Warden Toller’s letter last week (https://theequity.ca/treat-other-people-the-way-you-want-to-be-treated/), by appointing a member of staff as chair of a committee created by the governing body through her, the warden crossed the line between governance and administration and placed the employee in

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Reinstate waste committee

Dear Editor, Thanks for the response, Jane (https://theequity.ca/treat-other-people-the-way-you-want-to-be-treated/) but let’s be clear about one thing, as I can’t be held responsible for all sins you listed.You have suggested that I was publicly unfair to a member of the MRC staff.

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Top down or bottom up?

Dear Editor, Some folks hold to the notion that government is nobody’s business but those elected or self-appointed to make all decisions. Others hold that government should reflect the wishes and aspirations of the taxpayers at the bottom of the

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Politicians take note

Dear Editor, Chris Judd’s column last week (https://theequity.ca/impatience-jealousy-and-greed/) should be mandatory reading for every politician of every part in Canada. Truly important messages within this column and worthy of our reading twice. Merlin Tubman, Toronto

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