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January 14, 2026

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Opinion

Put up your hand

Dear Editor, I had a nasty grade one teacher. At the beginning of my grade one year, I lived in a little French town with

Bring on summer

May 28 can’t come quickly enough. Last week the provincial government announced its reopening plan and it was met with a mass exhalation of breath,

Rumors

Dear Editor, It has recently come to my attention that a member of the CCU (Planning and Advisory Committee — responsible for providing information on

Why 75 and older?

Dear Editor, Since 2015, our government, that of Justin Trudeau, has been committed to reducing poverty in Canada. The Canada Child Benefit is a perfect

Could be worse

Well, the long awaited update to Quebec’s language charter is here, after being one of the key election planks that the governing CAQ party used

Response to Welcome

Dear Editor I am writing in response to the letter entitled “Welcome to the Pontiac?” in the May 5 issue of THE EQUITY. The letter

Communication breakdown

There has been much said and written about the federal government’s latest bit of outrageous stupidity, Bill C-10, which seeks to treat all digital streaming

Welcome to the Pontiac?

Dear Editor This letter is addressed to Warden Jane Toller and all mayors and councillors of the area. What caused me to write this letter

Put up your hand

Dear Editor, I had a nasty grade one teacher. At the beginning of my grade one year, I lived in a little French town with the unlikely name of . . .

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Bring on summer

May 28 can’t come quickly enough. Last week the provincial government announced its reopening plan and it was met with a mass exhalation of breath, like a weight was lifted off our chests. The date was set that the province-wide

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Rumors

Dear Editor, It has recently come to my attention that a member of the CCU (Planning and Advisory Committee — responsible for providing information on minor derogations and CPTAQ file) is stating untrue and misleading comments about me to the

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Why 75 and older?

Dear Editor, Since 2015, our government, that of Justin Trudeau, has been committed to reducing poverty in Canada. The Canada Child Benefit is a perfect example. By boosting and redistributing support programs and tax credits for . . .

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Could be worse

Well, the long awaited update to Quebec’s language charter is here, after being one of the key election planks that the governing CAQ party used to ride to a comfortable majority in 2018. The mammoth piece of legislation (100 pages

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Response to Welcome

Dear Editor I am writing in response to the letter entitled “Welcome to the Pontiac?” in the May 5 issue of THE EQUITY. The letter was addressed to the Warden and all mayors and councillors of the area. I am

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Communication breakdown

There has been much said and written about the federal government’s latest bit of outrageous stupidity, Bill C-10, which seeks to treat all digital streaming services available to Canadians as broadcasters and regulate them like radio or TV stations. Plenty

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Welcome to the Pontiac?

Dear Editor This letter is addressed to Warden Jane Toller and all mayors and councillors of the area. What caused me to write this letter was kind of the final straw, after months of things being said and done. One

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Confidentiality at the Shawville Hospital

To whom it may concern, I’d like to stay anonymous, to protect the parties involved in this situation. Recently my family has had their medical information (the result of a COVID test) shared with the public. That information is meant

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