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LETTER: Governments, companies must address 'price gouging'

LETTER: Governments, companies must address 'price gouging'

'Email your provincial government representative about price-gouging practices,' reader urges
LETTER: MPP right to skip 'phony excuses for a debate'

LETTER: MPP right to skip 'phony excuses for a debate'

'The only legitimate debate is the one put on by the chamber of commerce,' reader says
LETTER: When is a party not a party, but just a legacy?

LETTER: When is a party not a party, but just a legacy?

'If you believe that one party is entitled to own Simcoe North, then you are part of continuing this travesty,' laments letter writer, who urges people to vote
LETTER: Politicians' economic promises a smoke screen?

LETTER: Politicians' economic promises a smoke screen?

Suggesting continuous growth and development are needed is 'an attempt to conceal political and developer self-interests,' reader says
LETTER: Skipping debates sets 'a worrisome precedent'

LETTER: Skipping debates sets 'a worrisome precedent'

'None of these topics are hidden or fringe,' says co-ordinator of local debates for Just Recovery Simcoe
LETTER: Province should act fast on Orchard Point lights

LETTER: Province should act fast on Orchard Point lights

'It’s only a matter of time before someone dies at the intersection,' says concerned resident, who says pleas are 'falling on deaf ears' from the governing PCs
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 official
LETTER: Residents need to pay fair share for water: Hough

LETTER: Residents need to pay fair share for water: Hough

Letter from resident 'appears to be another attempt to advance this no-cost-to-Zone 1 agenda,' says deputy mayor
LETTER: Skipping debates shows fear of accountability

LETTER: Skipping debates shows fear of accountability

Canvassing is important, but so is attending forums, in which candidates can answer questions by the media and public, stresses letter writer
LETTER: Candidate absences should be 'punished at polls'

LETTER: Candidate absences should be 'punished at polls'

PC candidates 'seem to think the campaign is about them, not the voters,' laments letter writer