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LETTER: Reader calls protest convoy 'mob rule in the face of order'

LETTER: Reader calls protest convoy 'mob rule in the face of order'

'We are talking about childish fools with no qualms about contracting the global plague that has killed millions and spreading it to others,' says Barrie resident
LETTER: Convoy supporters don't speak for all Canadians, says reader

LETTER: Convoy supporters don't speak for all Canadians, says reader

'I didn’t condemn the convoy until day two or three when it was very evident that these folks didn’t want to end the mandate, but simply bring down the government of the day,' says letter-writer
LETTER: Cry for freedom 'rings hollow' when you desecrate monuments

LETTER: Cry for freedom 'rings hollow' when you desecrate monuments

'They should be ashamed of themselves and really question what freedom means to them when this would never be tolerated in many other countries in our fragile world,' says letter-writer
LETTER: Saying protest is about 'freedom' makes it 'more egregious'

LETTER: Saying protest is about 'freedom' makes it 'more egregious'

'Our democratic institutions are under assault by the same dark forces that are rocking other democracies across the world,' says letter writer
LETTER: Donning the referee's stripes can provide valuable life lessons

LETTER: Donning the referee's stripes can provide valuable life lessons

Former longtime football official urges people to answer the call to become a referee, noting lessons learned on the field can translate into 'real life'
LETTER: Given China's track record, Beijing Olympics should've been shelved

LETTER: Given China's track record, Beijing Olympics should've been shelved

'It seems our let-it-be attitude toward sports overrides our ability to empathize with victims of genocide and torture,' says Barrie resident
LETTER: Reader commends Aylwin for having 'courage' to speak up on police funding

LETTER: Reader commends Aylwin for having 'courage' to speak up on police funding

'I suggest that Coun. Aylwin does care and uses his platform constructively,' says former Barrie resident
LETTER: Workers' wages can't be blamed for inflation, says labour official

LETTER: Workers' wages can't be blamed for inflation, says labour official

'Pay cuts and an austerity agenda would hurt workers at this critical moment ,' says Public Service Alliance president
LETTER: It's time to think beyond the ‘more highways’ template

LETTER: It's time to think beyond the ‘more highways’ template

'We need leaders with better ideas and plans, leaders to help our growing communities transition to a better way of moving and being on this Earth,' says letter-writer
LETTER: Ford government 'dismantling' province's environmental laws

LETTER: Ford government 'dismantling' province's environmental laws

'Many outstanding concerns about this (Bradford Bypass) project have not been fully and properly addressed,' says former environmental commissioner