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LETTER: Democracy 'weakened' when candidates skip debates

LETTER: Democracy 'weakened' when candidates skip debates

'This isn’t a partisan issue. Democracy is an institution that has been respected for generations,' says Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition executive director
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LETTER: Candidates not attending debates 'a worrisome precedent'

LETTER: Candidates not attending debates 'a worrisome precedent'

'None of these topics are hidden or fringe,' says co-ordinator of local debates
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LETTER: PC candidates think campaign is about them, not voters

LETTER: PC candidates think campaign is about them, not voters

Absence from candidates meetings is 'kind of behaviour that deserves to be punished at the polls,' reader says
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LETTER: Electoral reform would eliminate 'artificial' majorities

LETTER: Electoral reform would eliminate 'artificial' majorities

'If government commands a majority, it can do whatever it thinks right, even when the opposition is screaming bloody murder,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Value of issue-driven debates debatable

LETTER: Value of issue-driven debates debatable

Candidates meetings 'take time away from door-to-door canvassing' which takes precedence, says letter writer who was a contestant in five federal elections
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LETTER: Stop complaining and run for office

LETTER: Stop complaining and run for office

'I’ve put my name on the ballot, and while it turns out I’m a better organizer than candidate, the experience was rewarding,' says former Barrie resident
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LETTER: PCs make 'mockery' out of environmental rights

LETTER: PCs make 'mockery' out of environmental rights

'Fast-tracking development at the expense of these essential benefits is short-sighted in the extreme and compromises the rights and interests of current and future generations,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Something 'fundamentally wrong' in Oro-Medonte

LETTER: Something 'fundamentally wrong' in Oro-Medonte

'Bad-faith litigation destroys public trust and must not be tolerated,' says letter writer, who urges residents to exercise their vote in municipal election
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LETTER: What will downtown growth mean for city beaches?

LETTER: What will downtown growth mean for city beaches?

'Even with restricted parking introduced, the beaches were packed last summer and the thousands of the new residents will be within walking distance of Centennial Beach,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Reader questions absence of PC candidates at debates

LETTER: Reader questions absence of PC candidates at debates

'Stop rewarding people who aren’t upholding the tradition of our democracy. Stop rewarding people with votes that they aren’t willing to earn or be accountable for,' says letter writer
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