Letters to the Editor

'What if a farmer could offset capital gains taxes from a land sale, by designating 50 to 100 acres of the total sale, to a small farm with covenants' a reader writes

'We need a public transit system that allows all people to accomplish their daily tasks, kids in tow,' mother of 5 says

" If our municipalities want action, they must call upon the province to overhaul our broken civil mental health system. Money alone will not solve this crisis," reader says

'I’ve been yelled at, startled, faced multiple close calls; all far too often to count,' writes reader and cyclist Andrea Bidgood.

That's about one-fifth of the charity’s operating budget, says board of directors chair Theresa Ebden

While the current council didn't create the homelessness issue, it's how they respond that's critical

'There will be more needles on the ground that haven’t been properly disposed of. There will be more incidents of people being under the influence of drugs in public places,' a reader writes

'The City of Guelph never had an opportunity to fail, or to succeed, because city council did not instruct the city to develop the public space use bylaw before they approved it'

'Dead people cannot benefit from rehab,' says Dr. Jeff Shantz

'Breaking complex issues down is usually the starting point for consideration of viable solutions. It is indeed rare that any one measure can do it all. Vilifying those expressing a view effectively suppresses the conversation'