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January 7, 2026

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Shot in the foot

Federal public safety minister Gary Anandasangaree recently got himself into a bit of a pickle, when an overly-candid conversation he had with a tenant about

Pray anytime 

Dear Editor, No one can make a law to cease me/you from praying. I was taught and I did teach that anyone can pray anytime,

The Pontiac region needs a new warden

Dear Editor, Councillor Eric Smith of Clarendon recently posted on social media that he believes Jane Toller is the only person who can win the

Whose death does Canada remember?

Dear Editor, I was shocked to read Sophie Kuijper Dickson’s editorial in the last issue (What do you stand for?, THE EQUITY, Sept. 17, 2025).

Repeating history

Dear Editor, On Sept. 30, Orange Shirt Day will take place. This federal holiday was legislated to honour the survivors of Canada’s residential school system

This is democracy, manifest

“Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect

Bill 106 concerns

Dear Editor, There is currently a lot of concern about the future of healthcare in the MRC Pontiac with the talk of the CAQ government

What do you stand for?

As Parliament returned on Monday, MPs opened their fall sitting with a standing ovation for Charlie Kirk, the right-wing activist who was fatally shot while

Allergic to mandates

Dear Editor, Whatever happened to persuasion? Governments at all levels seem to think they must draft very specific laws mandating the way we live rather

Another notwithstanding threat

It’s just over two weeks ago now that Quebec’s CAQ government announced its intention to introduce a bill that would ban public prayer.  This idea

Shot in the foot

Federal public safety minister Gary Anandasangaree recently got himself into a bit of a pickle, when an overly-candid conversation he had with a tenant about the government’s gun buyback program was leaked to a firearm lobby group. Whoopsie daisy, that’s

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Pray anytime 

Dear Editor, No one can make a law to cease me/you from praying. I was taught and I did teach that anyone can pray anytime, anywhere and only God will hear me/you (See 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 2nd Chronicles  7:14 ,

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The Pontiac region needs a new warden

Dear Editor, Councillor Eric Smith of Clarendon recently posted on social media that he believes Jane Toller is the only person who can win the race for warden in the Pontiac region due to her solid track record in attending

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Whose death does Canada remember?

Dear Editor, I was shocked to read Sophie Kuijper Dickson’s editorial in the last issue (What do you stand for?, THE EQUITY, Sept. 17, 2025). The editorial pointed out that Canadian Members of Parliament, on the opening of Parliament Sept.

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Repeating history

Dear Editor, On Sept. 30, Orange Shirt Day will take place. This federal holiday was legislated to honour the survivors of Canada’s residential school system and raise awareness of the horrific acts committed against children forced to attend them. The

Read More »

This is democracy, manifest

“Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government

Read More »

Bill 106 concerns

Dear Editor, There is currently a lot of concern about the future of healthcare in the MRC Pontiac with the talk of the CAQ government introducing Bill 106. The purpose of this bill is to standardize access to family doctors

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What do you stand for?

As Parliament returned on Monday, MPs opened their fall sitting with a standing ovation for Charlie Kirk, the right-wing activist who was fatally shot while speaking at a Utah university on Sept. 10.  The ovation erupted after Conservative Alberta MP

Read More »

Allergic to mandates

Dear Editor, Whatever happened to persuasion? Governments at all levels seem to think they must draft very specific laws mandating the way we live rather than presenting evidence and suggestions for better living. I feel a bit offended when governments

Read More »

Another notwithstanding threat

It’s just over two weeks ago now that Quebec’s CAQ government announced its intention to introduce a bill that would ban public prayer.  This idea didn’t come from the committee of lawyers that’s been tasked with strengthening secularism across the

Read More »

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