Letters to the Editor

'This test does very little to make immigrants better Canadians and hence should be changed or dropped,' says reader

'To care more about what looks poor, instead of who is suffering from being poor, is the actual immoral action here,' says reader

'One of the most topical issues that I believe should be a priority is mental health care,' says letter writer

'Simcoe County has shown no thought for seniors at all with these new waste carts,' says Minesing-area resident

'Perhaps some thought should be given to the entire plan, for which it appears the main concern is cost,' Collingwood resident says of new curbside collection bins

'At some point, one has to look at the shameful things and really decide to change the privileged majority’s ways for the sake of humanity,' says Barrie resident

While not perfect, 'our health-care system works and the doctors, nurses and hospital staff that looked after me were excellent,' says letter writer

Lt.-Gov. John Graves Simcoe ended slavery in Upper Canada by passing the Act to Limit Slavery in 1793; 'It should be this Canadian effort that ought to be feted, not the political acts of a colonial power,' says letter writer

'Human ingenuity did find ways to combat the spread of disease well before we knew what was causing it,' writes Barrie resident

'We, the people, have the power to urge (Jeff Bezos) to do the right thing,' says reader