Letters

Editor, As you know, the provincial elections are coming up. But before you vote, you have an important job to do. RESEARCH. Voting is not about who you voted for before. Or who your father always voted for. Or what your personal community recommends. That’s a lazy way to stake your claim in democracy. You must make up your own mind...

Editor, The following message was sent to Meaford Council Feb 3rd: Within the context of the insults and disrespect towards Canada by our former friend - America, I strongly urge the Municipality to immediately remove the American flag from the flagpole outside Meaford Hall. Its continued display is like poking Canadians and Meafordites in the eye. Robert Foster, Meaford

Dear Editor, Many of my friends and colleagues have received unsolicited funds. The amount is curious as everyone is receiving the same amount. Circulating in many circles are rumours saying that everyone in Ontario will receive a cheque in the amount of $200. In a world of fraud, scams and general greed my first response is to treat this scheme...

Dear Editor, TC Energy just scored $285 million of Ontario taxpayers' money, ostensibly to underwrite its efforts to estimate the costs of its proposed $7-billion pumped storage plant here in Meaford, and to carry out an environmental assessment. You’d think that an Alberta company with a market value of more than $65 billion would be able to do what other...

Mr. Editor, The iconic book, The Ugly American, published in 1958 became popularized such that Google defines the expression as “a stereotype depicting American citizens as arbitrary, loud, arrogant, self-absorbed, demeaning, thoughtless, ignorant and ethnocentric”. It seems high time to resurrect this expression with reference to Donald Trump. Sincerely, Mark Palmer, Meaford  

Mr. Editor, In your Opinion piece of January 30th, you raised the issue of improper hiring practices within the Municipality of Meaford. You reported that the now former fire chief was the spouse of the now former CAO, a fact that raised the eyebrows of some in that it was in conflict with municipal hiring policy, which states that no...

Editor, Am I a climate denier? Probably. I love that I can flip a switch or turn a tap, and presto, on come the lights and out comes the water. I love that paper cups and plates serve me food and drink, and I don’t have to clean up. And I love that I can travel by air to the...

Editor, It’s not about fentanyl or even illegal immigration. That is just meat he feeds the MAGA hats. It’s becoming very clear to me that he believes in the old theory of “Manifest Destiny”. He wants to be emperor/king of everything north of the "Gulf of America". He thinks Canada should be the next US state. He plans to use...

Dear Editor, I saw a picture of Joel Loughead that did him no justice, and I was truly turned off. However, I was invited to a meeting with him, so I went. He was delightful and nothing like what I had imagined. How often do we make judgements on lack of knowledge? There will be more meet the candidate meetings...

Dear Editor, It appears in all likelihood that we will be heading to the polls for both a Provincial and Federal election before the flowers are in bloom and the corn is planted in farm fields. I wonder if those folks that vote will consider the recent policies of our senior levels of government when it comes to growth management? Municipalities...