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LETTER: Council should support affordable housing plans

LETTER: Council should support affordable housing plans

'I am hoping there are also plans to bring more of this type of affordable housing to the non-seniors of Orillia,' letter-writer says
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LETTER: Why do we fear something as natural as death?

LETTER: Why do we fear something as natural as death?

'Forcing me to abide by your cultural narratives and beliefs is oppression,' says Tyler Dunlop, who hopes MAID legislation is approved for his situation
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LETTER: Hazel McCallion was a 'tremendous public servant'

LETTER: Hazel McCallion was a 'tremendous public servant'

'Hazel McCallion will never be replaced, but everyone who goes into public service should try to replicate her,' letter writer says
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LETTER: Push to return Champlain Monument 'mind boggling'

LETTER: Push to return Champlain Monument 'mind boggling'

'When did a statue become more important than your neighbour’s daily lived experiences?' asks letter writer
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LETTER: Seeking MAID isn't a 'cry for help'

LETTER: Seeking MAID isn't a 'cry for help'

'Those who cynically minimize such pain are those who feed the human demise,' says Orillia man seeking medical assistance in dying
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LETTER: Don't 'bury history' by not returning monument

LETTER: Don't 'bury history' by not returning monument

'True history is the truth — warts and all,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Businesses, politicians put 'profit over people'

LETTER: Businesses, politicians put 'profit over people'

Leaders 'knowingly abuse' power by not offering living wage, says letter writer
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LETTER: Outrage toward hopelessness is welcome reaction

LETTER: Outrage toward hopelessness is welcome reaction

'It’s very easy to say ‘adequate and affordable housing is the answer’ but it’s bigger than that,' suggests letter writer who has also experienced homelessness
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LETTER: Champlain Monument base should become speakers' corner

LETTER: Champlain Monument base should become speakers' corner

'Those that can’t live without the statue can talk publicly on a Saturday afternoon and vent their emotions,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Negative thoughts about MAID are 'nonsense'

LETTER: Negative thoughts about MAID are 'nonsense'

'MAID is not the cause of, nor the response to, failures and weaknesses of our health-care and social safety net systems,' says letter writer
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