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January 7, 2026

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Letters to the Editor

Sand in the soup

Dear Editor, Although now retired, I once worked for National Defence in Quebec and Ontario as a contractor, managing a supply section for 10 years.

Voting to save the CBC

Dear Editor, With a federal election fast approaching, I am writing to draw your readers’ attention to an imminent threat to Canada’s cultural sovereignty –

Here come the lukewarm slogans

Dear Editor, We are entering a federal election cycle. We have to cope with the disconnect of voting for a local candidate who is beholden,

The little things

Dear Editor, “It’s the little things . . . that make life such a big deal.” This quote, from the 80s-era musical group Timbuk 3,

Dear Pierre Poilievre

Dear Pierre Poilievre, It was only a few short months ago that you were the heir apparent to becoming the next prime minister of Canada.

Blaming Canada

Dear Editor, Funnily enough, MAGA supporters claim that if Canada was to join the USA, Canadians would get to enjoy a higher standard of living.

A great time to be a billionaire

Dear Editor, For those readers of this paper who are already billionaires, I congratulate you on a brilliant career choice. Your chances of success are

Confusion at the recycle bin

Dear Editor, The latest information on how to sort our recyclable refuse came in the mail as a black and white flyer from the local

Civilizations come and go

Dear Editor, I’ve been taking an informal course of study of long-gone civilizations via YouTube University. Today, I watched a linguist tell of the language

Sand in the soup

Dear Editor, Although now retired, I once worked for National Defence in Quebec and Ontario as a contractor, managing a supply section for 10 years. During this time, everyone including myself, military members and reserve members, had to have Secret

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Voting to save the CBC

Dear Editor, With a federal election fast approaching, I am writing to draw your readers’ attention to an imminent threat to Canada’s cultural sovereignty – one whose urgency grows by the day, as President Donald Trump continues his unprovoked economic

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Here come the lukewarm slogans

Dear Editor, We are entering a federal election cycle. We have to cope with the disconnect of voting for a local candidate who is beholden, more or less, to a nation-wide organization. One might agree with the local candidate, while

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The little things

Dear Editor, “It’s the little things . . . that make life such a big deal.” This quote, from the 80s-era musical group Timbuk 3, sums up a bunch of issues for me. The small tidbits of actual information one

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Dear Pierre Poilievre

Dear Pierre Poilievre, It was only a few short months ago that you were the heir apparent to becoming the next prime minister of Canada. Oh, those crafty Liberals. They, ethically or not, did find a way to delay the

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Blaming Canada

Dear Editor, Funnily enough, MAGA supporters claim that if Canada was to join the USA, Canadians would get to enjoy a higher standard of living. Meanwhile, the American president has repeatedly stated that he wants to make America great again,

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A great time to be a billionaire

Dear Editor, For those readers of this paper who are already billionaires, I congratulate you on a brilliant career choice. Your chances of success are virtually assured. The world will kowtow to your every whim, and you can rest easy

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Confusion at the recycle bin

Dear Editor, The latest information on how to sort our recyclable refuse came in the mail as a black and white flyer from the local municipality. It indicates that we must decode what kind of container is biodegradable as it

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Civilizations come and go

Dear Editor, I’ve been taking an informal course of study of long-gone civilizations via YouTube University. Today, I watched a linguist tell of the language of the Hittite culture, once a thriving empire, centred around what is now Turkey. Little

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