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December 17, 2025

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Opinion

Am I a martian?

Dear Editor, I awaken, the sky is always black, my skin seems greenish. I have no mojo. Am I a martian? Am I now the

Money talks

Contrary to the common advice given for how to maintain a polite conversation, it seems talking about money, in concrete, specific terms, is in fact

Our healthcare situation

Dear Editor, Having once believed the Quebec healthcare system could not possibly be abused any further – after decades of Quebec Liberal penny-pinching, damaging reforms

Letter of thanks

Dear Editor, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the person who reported the smell of smoke on Oct. 19 in Otter Lake.

Quebec government hurts workers

Dear Editor, Unbelievably the CAQ government is passing new laws, 89 and 3, in the National Assembly to weaken the power of unions to strike.

What do you share?

In a surprising plot twist, this spring’s federal Conservative candidate Brian Nolan was elected mayor in Chelsea, one of the communities of our federal riding

Reusing, repurposing, recycling

Dear Editor, What sort of cryptic formula is this? Well, it indicates that in dealing with waste material, there is a hierarchy of efficiency. We

Clarification

In a previous Letter to the Editor in THE EQUITY, Linda Lafortune stated a complaint was sent to the CMQ alleging I had violated 21

Thanks Doc 

On Sunday, the surgical ward at the Pontiac Hospital was named in honour of Dr. Earle Potvin, a surgeon family physician who’s healed generations of

The loss of civility

Dear Editor, Democracy, at the core, includes the tenet that everyone is entitled to their opinion. At no time is this more sacred than in

Am I a martian?

Dear Editor, I awaken, the sky is always black, my skin seems greenish. I have no mojo. Am I a martian? Am I now the first man on Mars? Did they adjust the doomsday clock? Not quite . . .

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Money talks

Contrary to the common advice given for how to maintain a polite conversation, it seems talking about money, in concrete, specific terms, is in fact key to building relationships of trust.  That should be the takeaway for anybody who paid

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Our healthcare situation

Dear Editor, Having once believed the Quebec healthcare system could not possibly be abused any further – after decades of Quebec Liberal penny-pinching, damaging reforms that favoured big cities over rural communities, and the abolition of hospital boards – the

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Letter of thanks

Dear Editor, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the person who reported the smell of smoke on Oct. 19 in Otter Lake. Thanks to your quick action, a fire was discovered and prevented from spreading further. I

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Quebec government hurts workers

Dear Editor, Unbelievably the CAQ government is passing new laws, 89 and 3, in the National Assembly to weaken the power of unions to strike. This repressive 1940s Duplessis-style governing is done to prevent “serious harm to the citizenry”. How

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What do you share?

In a surprising plot twist, this spring’s federal Conservative candidate Brian Nolan was elected mayor in Chelsea, one of the communities of our federal riding that reliably swings Liberal. And it wasn’t close. Nolan won with 62 per cent of

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Reusing, repurposing, recycling

Dear Editor, What sort of cryptic formula is this? Well, it indicates that in dealing with waste material, there is a hierarchy of efficiency. We have the mechanisms in place for us to ship our plastic waste downriver to places

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Clarification

In a previous Letter to the Editor in THE EQUITY, Linda Lafortune stated a complaint was sent to the CMQ alleging I had violated 21 clauses of the warden’s code of conduct. Now it has been brought to my attention

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Thanks Doc 

On Sunday, the surgical ward at the Pontiac Hospital was named in honour of Dr. Earle Potvin, a surgeon family physician who’s healed generations of people in this community. Dr. Potvin retired from practicing medicine a few years ago after

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The loss of civility

Dear Editor, Democracy, at the core, includes the tenet that everyone is entitled to their opinion. At no time is this more sacred than in the moment when someone is approaching the voting booth.  We all have something we can

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