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LETTER: Barefoot in businesses? That's 'kinda gross'

LETTER: Barefoot in businesses? That's 'kinda gross'

Public safety should come first, so let's leave our shoes on when we go shopping or get something to eat in a restaurant, says letter writer
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LETTER: Hwy. 11 makes more sense for Lightfoot tribute

LETTER: Hwy. 11 makes more sense for Lightfoot tribute

Highway 11 'goes right past Orillia and very close to where Gordon was laid to rest,' says letter writer
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LETTER: No shirt, no shoes ... why no service?

LETTER: No shirt, no shoes ... why no service?

People should have the right to go anywhere they please without footwear and 'it will have no impact on others,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Online News Act on the right track, says reader

LETTER: Online News Act on the right track, says reader

'The big tech giants, Google and Meta, have been pirating news from the Canadian news media and this is just plain wrong,' says letter writer
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LETTER: New vehicles should have alcohol ignition interlocks

LETTER: New vehicles should have alcohol ignition interlocks

'It is my sincere hope that the federal government will mandate alcohol-detection technology at least in all newly built vehicles in the very near future'
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LETTER: Reader says time for 'best before' dates has passed

LETTER: Reader says time for 'best before' dates has passed

Keep the 'prepared on' date and let customers decide what is still fresh enough to eat, says letter writer
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LETTER: 'Fundamentally flawed' Bill C-18 should be reconsidered

LETTER: 'Fundamentally flawed' Bill C-18 should be reconsidered

'This is a dangerous precedent that could have a chilling effect on the free flow of information online,' writes Collingwood resident
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LETTER: 'Flawed' news act a government overstep, says MP

LETTER: 'Flawed' news act a government overstep, says MP

Conservative Barrie-Innisfil MP says Trudeau Liberals 'ignored warnings' to pass 'flawed' legislation that will 'devastate local journalists and their ability to continue reporting'
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LETTER: With less access to news, our democracy will suffer

LETTER: With less access to news, our democracy will suffer

Reader reacts to what may transpire if tech giants follow through on response to Bill C-18
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LETTER: Sanctioned events could curb unwanted truck rallies

LETTER: Sanctioned events could curb unwanted truck rallies

Georgian Mall parking lot is perfect for this modern type of spin-your-wheels activity, says reader in response to recent gatherings of truck and car owners in Barrie
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