Category: Letter to Editor
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sports
I was very disappointed that Tiger Woods was on the front page of the sports section. Why not the other top winners? (Jason Day and Adam Scott) Thanks
Posted By: Marian Weesjes, london
Posted On: April 12, 2011
Dave Strapp
When will the Bnai Brith stop insulting and belittling me . Im tired of being called a racist by this organisation and wonder if there is not some punitive measure that i and others like me can undertake to have them cease there saber rattling. I wou More»
Posted By: Dave Strapp, Hinton Ab.
Posted On: April 12, 2011
school
Re: "Catholic teachers facing layoffs" London Free Press - April 12, 2011 FYI: OECTA = Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (not Elementary) OECTA membership includes both elementary and secondary school teachers.
Posted By: Mike Anderson, london
Posted On: April 12, 2011
vehicles
In regards to your article of April 12, 2011. If Canadians won't park their vehicles, perhaps we can address the 23% increase in gas prices since September 2010 by not going to the gas pumps on April 15/2011. By not giving the oil companies the milli More»
Posted By: Paul Worotny, london
Posted On: April 12, 2011
curling
On Sunday night Jeff Stoughton's team won the World Curling Championship in Regina Saskatchewan defeating Team Scotland. Kudos to Jeff and his team who played all week averaging more than 90 percent in shot-making. I was very disappointed to see the More»
Posted By: W. Young, london
Posted On: April 12, 2011
politics
Now I know that Stephen Harper read the book. The book being Animal Farm by George Orwell. It seems that Harper is running his government using the same tactics that the Pigs used to take over the leadership of the Farm and run the other Animal's liv More»
Posted By: Paul A. Leinweber,, St. Marys, ON,
Posted On: April 12, 2011
CBC
Let's take a moment to review how the Sun/QMI chain has been misleading its readers about CBC's Vote Compass. First, the original front-page Sun headline "CBC Full of Grit," turned inside to a re-run of a Kingston Whig-Standard story, which More»
Posted By: Jeff Keay CBC Media Relations, Toronto
Posted On: March 12, 2011
city hall
First we banned lawn sprays, then we were going to try green box recycling,then it was no more plastic bags for leaves then it was all about fencing in pools, then we cannot put pool water down city drains, and now we have an idly law where anything More»
Posted By: Guenter Draudt, London
Posted On: April 12, 2011
Tim's coffee hike
Tim Hortons shouldn't be raising the price of thier coffee, they should be raising thier standards. I buy about 20-25 coffees per week from Tim's, and 20% of them are too bitter, too weak, or not at all what I ordered. I usually don't find this ou More»
Posted By: John Day, London
Posted On: April 12, 2011
Diamond aircraft loan made easy.
Here's an idea.Lend Diamond the thirty five million dollars and only waste two hundred and sixty five million instead of three hundred million on the election.At least you get the thirty five million back.You get way more bang for your buck!
Posted By: Michael J. Moran, Port Lambton
Posted On: April 12, 2011
golf
I played River Road on Monday. I can't believe the improvements that have been made in the last two years. You can actually see the Thames River on at least six holes. All the dead wood and bush under the clumps of trees have been removed. That terri More»
Posted By: John T. Ryan, london
Posted On: April 12, 2011
Re: Disputed Development Gets O.K., Tuesday, April 12, 2011
As one of the 150+ people who attended last night's meeting of the Built and Natural Environment Committee (BNEC) to discuss this application, let me say that the disappointment and frustration felt by the taxpaying citizens was palpable. Our argu More»
Posted By: Maureen Cassidy, Vice-Chair Old Stoneybrook Community Association, London
Posted On: April 12, 2011
RE: Hospital costs questioned
In response to Mary McKim's recent letters to the editor on mental health services in London, I wanted to clarify the record, and our plans for mental health services in London. Last Friday, I was pleased to break ground at a new 420,000 square-fo More»
Posted By: Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Toronto
Posted On: April 12, 2011
Faith's face commen enemy in secularism
If secularism is so awful why are countries consistently ranked highest in quality of life also the most secular?
Posted By: Dereck Hyatt, London
Posted On: April 12, 2011
election
The federal election on May 2nd will be a referendum on how Canadians want to be government. The choice will be between: a) governance centered in the office of a Prime Minister, with hyper-controlled, non-consultative, executive style of lea More»
Posted By: Stanley Korchuk, london
Posted On: April 12, 2011
health
After reading Jonathan Sher's April 11th story (Liberals quietly push hospital secrecy bill), I want to make one thing very clear: Ontarians will have access to a more transparent health care system than ever before when hospitals become subject to t More»
Posted By: Deb Matthews Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, london
Posted On: April 12, 2011
Auditor Report Leak and Misrepresentation
Dear Editor, There are no more important issues than trust and integrity. It precisely these type of issues that impinge on the need for clarity in a democracy and undermine it's most noble vulues. Truth and carity are vital I the democratic pr More»
Posted By: angelo Ippolito, Belgrave
Habs Dump Leaders' Debate in French
This is a victory comparable to winning the Stanley Cup first round of the playoffs. To go all the way they would have to defeat the English debate and eliminate all the negative ads appearing in all forms of advertising.. I want to hear what the par More»
Posted By: Randal Verdun Smith, Goderich
Posted On: April 12, 2011
Holder clearly out of touch April 12
Not only is Conservative Ed Holder MP London West out of touch,but much worst is the fact that NDP Irene Mathyssen MP for London-Fanshawe the riding that Diamond Industries is in.I was shocked to read that when this story broke, Mathyseen said that i More»
Posted By: Paul S Ingram, London Ontario
Posted On: April 12, 2011
Democracy versus Development Agenda at City Hall
The Built and Natural Environment Committee met last night at City Hall and crystallized both the very best and the worst of politics in this city. The "new reality" as Councillor Swan put it, is apparently one in which democracy caves to d More»
Posted By: Michael Crawford, London
Posted On: April 12, 2011
Liberal Policy concerning High Speed rail
If the Liberal's policy is to build High Speed Rail. Then they have not done their homework on this subject. 1. High speed rail requires policies and legislation to build such an operating infrastructure in Canada before any proper study should be More»
Posted By: Bill Namink, Wallaceburg, ON
Posted On: April 12, 2011
Ed Holder
A big thank you to Ed Holder for the work he has done on our behalf as a Member of parliament. Not only does he keep us updated on what is happening by e-mail and letters, but constantly asks for feedback from us on various topics that come up in More»
Posted By: Carole McGeough, London
Posted On: April 12, 2011
Ignatieff deceives voters
Here we are again. It's election time, and as usual we have the Liberal Party making promise after promise. This time, it's Michael Ignatieff running the Big Red Tank, and already, in this campaign alone, he has made billions of dollars worth of prom More»
Posted By: Christian Bot, Woodstock
Posted On: April 11, 2011
government
Setting the Record Straight In the last issue of the Focus former MP Ben Lobb was quoted as saying that the government was defeated on the budget. He further hinted that measures attractive to the farming community were included in the budget and th More»
Posted By: Ross Hemingway, london
Posted On: April 10, 2011
McGuinty
McGuinty was in Stratford last week . Now some Perth County councillors refuse to put a moratorium on windturbines. Here's how our once non profit Ontario Hydro has played out folks. Began with pressure from NAFTA , Harris sold us out , Onta More»
Posted By: Ernest Horvath, Meaford,
Posted On: April 11, 2011