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January 7, 2026

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Letters to the Editor

Language, please

Dear Editor, Let’s be clear about what we say and write, because someone might be listening. When flood waters rise, or a mighty wind or

UN good for?

Dear Editor, It is reassuring to see that not everyone on this planet is content to turn a blind eye to injustice. Based on your

Apartment access

Dear Editor, You may not have thought about this – I didn’t, until it was brought to my attention by a fellow member of the

Another perspective on artPontiac

Dear Editor, The Apr. 2 issue of THE EQUITY featured an article on artPontiac in which the current president described the past few years of

Not-so-secret ballots

Dear Editor, I hope y’all are voting, and also, I hope most of you are voting for the candidate I want to win this election.

Make your vote count

Dear Editor, Just days from now, we’ll have a chance to influence the leadership of our nation. In Quebec, the workings of the federal government

A taxpayer’s point of view

Dear Editor, During the Nov. 27, 2024 MRC municipal meeting, I asked a question regarding the shares calculation for Alleyn and Cawood. Initially their comparative

A Danford conundrum

Dear Editor,I would like to respond to an article about a Danford conundrum (Mayors reject Alleyn and Cawood request to pause legal action, THE EQUITY,

Why study history?

Dear Editor, Having grown up in a family whose dinnertime conversations were as often about the Civil War as about the high school basketball team,

Language, please

Dear Editor, Let’s be clear about what we say and write, because someone might be listening. When flood waters rise, or a mighty wind or ice storm knocks trees down on the wires, it can be a great inconvenience or

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UN good for?

Dear Editor, It is reassuring to see that not everyone on this planet is content to turn a blind eye to injustice. Based on your most recent editorial (Roméo, Louise and Lloyd, THE EQUITY, May 7, 2025), I am happy

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Apartment access

Dear Editor, You may not have thought about this – I didn’t, until it was brought to my attention by a fellow member of the Access Squad. The issue here is that the new apartment buildings springing up like mushrooms

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Another perspective on artPontiac

Dear Editor, The Apr. 2 issue of THE EQUITY featured an article on artPontiac in which the current president described the past few years of artPontiac as “tumultuous”, and artPontiac as an “organization in crisis” (Digital overhaul to help artPontiac

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Not-so-secret ballots

Dear Editor, I hope y’all are voting, and also, I hope most of you are voting for the candidate I want to win this election. But I hope you’re doing it for your reasons, not mine. We’ll never know, will

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Proportional Representation and Electoral Reform

Dear Editor, Proportional Representation and Electoral Reform are two big ideas that get flung about quite a lot during election seasons. Reduced to the simplest terms, the thought behind them is to change our current electoral procedures to some other

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Make your vote count

Dear Editor, Just days from now, we’ll have a chance to influence the leadership of our nation. In Quebec, the workings of the federal government are often subtle – not the showy functions such as bleeding our hospital services dry,

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A taxpayer’s point of view

Dear Editor, During the Nov. 27, 2024 MRC municipal meeting, I asked a question regarding the shares calculation for Alleyn and Cawood. Initially their comparative factor for 2024 was 3.7 (370 per cent) but, after further investigation, it had been

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A Danford conundrum

Dear Editor,I would like to respond to an article about a Danford conundrum (Mayors reject Alleyn and Cawood request to pause legal action, THE EQUITY, March 26, 2025). The manner in which the MRC Pontiac is attempting to collect the

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Why study history?

Dear Editor, Having grown up in a family whose dinnertime conversations were as often about the Civil War as about the high school basketball team, it comes naturally to me to be fascinated by the latest findings which offer us

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