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LETTER: Elected officials should appoint chief justice

LETTER: Elected officials should appoint chief justice

Former solicitor general Doug Lewis weighs in on justice reform, supports Downey's approach
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LETTER: Reader questions city's water quality results

LETTER: Reader questions city's water quality results

'I've been a resident of Barrie most of my life and can honestly say, the only times I've trusted drinking the water is when it is filtered in a home,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Downey's proposed justice reform anti-democratic

LETTER: Downey's proposed justice reform anti-democratic

The new chief justice must reflect 'the values that I have ... (that) only I can assess,' says Downey, a longtime lawyer; There is 'no transparency,' says letter writer
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LETTER: It's time all vehicles had breath-test devices

LETTER: It's time all vehicles had breath-test devices

Founder of Orillia Against Drunk Driving says 'installing breathalyzer technology in all new cars, over 15 years, would save more than 59,000 lives'
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LETTER: One-word change in anthem part of 'healing process'

LETTER: One-word change in anthem part of 'healing process'

'If a large number of Canadians would feel some healing and validation by changing one word in our national anthem, I vote yes' says letter writer
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LETTER: Feds should fund homelessness prevention benefit

LETTER: Feds should fund homelessness prevention benefit

'It would prevent a wave of human tragedy on the scale of our largest natural disasters,' says letter writer
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LETTER: War Amps asks province to improve 'outdated' funding model

LETTER: War Amps asks province to improve 'outdated' funding model

Director of advocacy for War Amps writes that artificial limb coverage, and ODSP in general, falls behind other provinces
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LETTER: Downtown issues 'not all rainbows and unicorns'

LETTER: Downtown issues 'not all rainbows and unicorns'

'Council needs to address these serious safety concerns head-on, with the newly elected Ward 2 representative’s full commitment,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Self-checkout column leaves reader 'in stitches'

LETTER: Self-checkout column leaves reader 'in stitches'

'Only small businesses will put in the extra little bit of charm for their customers these days. Don't expect anything as nice from a big box store,' says letter writer
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LETTER: New fairgrounds proposal has too many questions

LETTER: New fairgrounds proposal has too many questions

'It seems to me, a proposal by the previous landowner addressed our housing needs better than this new proposal does,' says letter writer
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