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Letters to the Editor


LETTER: Get your kids off the couch

LETTER: Get your kids off the couch

'Get your kids off the couch and make some jam or bake a pie,' a reader writes
LETTER: A basic income would boost Canada’s resilience

LETTER: A basic income would boost Canada’s resilience

'It would be an unconditional cash transfer from government to low-income individuals, topping up any other income to reach a level so everyone can meet basic needs, participate in society and live with dignity. Low-income seniors have this: they are covered with a Guaranteed Income Supplement to CPP and OAS'
LETTER: Guelph streets not safe for vulnerable road users

LETTER: Guelph streets not safe for vulnerable road users

'I wish to express my support for the Vision Zero recommendations for safer streets for all,' a reader writes
LETTER: Guelph's car-free nirvana is impossible without more regional transit

LETTER: Guelph's car-free nirvana is impossible without more regional transit

“We are so close yet so far away from having a modern day regional transit system that has been promised by the Provincial government for decades”
LETTER: Leave the American diet behind

LETTER: Leave the American diet behind

'Moving to a diet focused on minimally processed foods from Canadian farmers will increase your chances of living healthy life longer by avoiding chronic disease outcomes,' says a reader
LETTER: Tree removal projects need to be made public

LETTER: Tree removal projects need to be made public

'With our concerns about better air quality, conservation and community planning, how do these tree removal projects get done without community being notified?' asks reader
LETTER: It’s time for a different approach to homelessness

LETTER: It’s time for a different approach to homelessness

'The Tiny Home Coalition isn’t saying a Tiny Homes Community is THE answer to all housing issues,' a reader writes, 'We are saying it is an alternative to the only game in town that does not work for all people'
LETTER: Why has climate change all but disappeared from the public’s attention?

LETTER: Why has climate change all but disappeared from the public’s attention?

Polls show that top issues for Ontarians include the cost of food and housing, and health care, when "each of these topmost worries is influenced negatively by climate change"
LETTER: Remembering the battle over Canada's flag

LETTER: Remembering the battle over Canada's flag

'It was a fight for the heart and soul of this country'
LETTER: 'If unhoused folks are no longer visible, have they been housed?'

LETTER: 'If unhoused folks are no longer visible, have they been housed?'

'The reality is that within the City of Guelph and the County, there aren't enough options for our communities’ unhoused folks' writes Mike Marcolongo