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Letters to the Editor


LETTER: Ford government's approach to climate crisis is cavalier

LETTER: Ford government's approach to climate crisis is cavalier

'The Ontario government’s ongoing determination to treat the Greenbelt as a place to spread sprawling estate subdivisions, and pollution-spreading highways is the wrong way to go!' letter writer says
LETTER: Resignations, cabinet shuffle won’t slow scandal

LETTER: Resignations, cabinet shuffle won’t slow scandal

'To permit this type of behaviour to go unchallenged sets the stage for future abuses of power, for continued unethical behaviour and questionable processes and outcomes,' letter writer says
LETTER: Premier has clearly declared war on Greenbelt

LETTER: Premier has clearly declared war on Greenbelt

'No amount of evidence ... will convince this government to focus on building housing where jobs, services and sufficient land exists to build 1.5 million new homes,' says Greenbelt coalition
LETTER: MPP's response to Greenbelt concerns obfuscates reality

LETTER: MPP's response to Greenbelt concerns obfuscates reality

'This housing crisis is real. Climate change is real. This government’s plans exacerbate the crises,' say letter writers
LETTER: Caution needed on policies favouring parents' right to know

LETTER: Caution needed on policies favouring parents' right to know

Knowledge of a child's decision to change their name or pronouns isn't a parental right, but a privilege earned when a child decides to share this personal information, writes president of Pflag York Region to education minister
LETTER: Taking developers out of system could solve housing 'crisis'

LETTER: Taking developers out of system could solve housing 'crisis'

What if we took the solution to the housing 'crisis from the private sector — which is driven by profits — and made the building of homes more like the universal health care system, asks letter writer
LETTER: Removing encampments unethical, unconstitutional

LETTER: Removing encampments unethical, unconstitutional

Advocacy group urges municipalities to use human rights based approach when dealing with people experiencing homelessness
LETTER: Greenbelt is a buffer, not a magical forest

LETTER: Greenbelt is a buffer, not a magical forest

'There is no mystery to the boundaries; they are reasonable and pragmatic, but not immutable. The boundary is a only line on a map,' says letter writer
LETTER: Do you want to help monarch butterflies flourish?

LETTER: Do you want to help monarch butterflies flourish?

Some monarch lovers are collecting caterpillars on milkweed and rearing them in captivity before releasing the adults, but letter writer says it's better to let nature take its course
LETTER: Conservatives should demand premier's resignation

LETTER: Conservatives should demand premier's resignation

Doug Ford promised not to touch the Greenbelt during the election but immediately afterwards told the minister of Municipal Affairs to touch the Greenbelt, letter writer says