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LETTER: 'Dignity' deserved in seeking medically assisted death

LETTER: 'Dignity' deserved in seeking medically assisted death

'When this world is not set up for people to survive, leaving it should be a personal choice,' says letter writer
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LETTER: 'Orillia's bronze giant' is sorely missed

LETTER: 'Orillia's bronze giant' is sorely missed

The controversial statue of Samuel de Champlain was to return 'immediately' in mid-2019, but remains in storage, which is lamentable, says letter writer
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LETTER: MAID turning into 'a form of sanctioned eugenics'

LETTER: MAID turning into 'a form of sanctioned eugenics'

'Where is our compassion for the homeless, the disabled, the elderly?' asks letter writer, who claims the 'system is broken'
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LETTER: Leash your dogs and clean up after them on trails

LETTER: Leash your dogs and clean up after them on trails

'City council made the rules for the use of the trails, yet we never see bylaw enforcement officers patrolling the trail,' laments letter writer
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LETTER: For-profit clinics OK if 'insignificant' part of system

LETTER: For-profit clinics OK if 'insignificant' part of system

If private clinics become too significant, they 'will result in a lower-quality public service,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Private health care not the answer, reader warns

LETTER: Private health care not the answer, reader warns

'Increased privatization of our health-care system will not benefit Ontarians — other than those with the money to pay for it,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Public and private health-care options ideal

LETTER: Public and private health-care options ideal

Private services would allow public clinics to be 'more efficient,' contends letter writer
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LETTER: Private clinics 'parasite' on the body of public health

LETTER: Private clinics 'parasite' on the body of public health

'There is no easy answer to our health-care difficulties, but for-profit clinics are going to cost Ontario a lot more in the long term,' letter writer says
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Shop local: it's more important than ever, says chamber president

Shop local: it's more important than ever, says chamber president

'Coming together as a community to support each other may be a way to minimize the effects of a recession locally,' says Nathan Housser
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LETTER: Rationale for private health care doesn't make sense

LETTER: Rationale for private health care doesn't make sense

Reader calls on Simcoe North MPP to hold public meeting to explain reasoning behind decision to move toward private health-care options
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