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November 19, 2025

Opinion

So much for democracy

Dear Editor, Recently I was watching a report on the great dictators of this world and I remembered how lucky we were to live in

I stand corrected

Dear Editor, Recently, I wrote about the Small Modular Nuclear Reactors and how the waste material would be actively dangerous for 100,000 years. I have

Moderna Vaccine

Dear Editor, In recent weeks, it was broadly advertised that those who were eligible for their second vaccine dose would be able to change existing

A vote for good government

Canadian democracy is a quirky thing.  Under our first-past-the-post rules, it can seem to make sense to vote for a candidate you don’t really like

“It’s over for the little guy’

Editor’s note: This editorial was first published in this paper on March 3 of this year, and is being republished because it’s still as relevant

Open letter to Mr. Ford

Dear Mr. Ford, My name is Marielle Lair and I’m from Chapeau, Que. and I have something I would like to discuss with you. First,

A simple solution

Dear Editor, The pandemic and other world events have forced us to rely upon the internet for many functions that we did in person and

Canada’s Shame

215 dead children.  The headlines across the country have been repeating this disgusting statistic since it was revealed by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation

So much for democracy

Dear Editor, Recently I was watching a report on the great dictators of this world and I remembered how lucky we were to live in a country where democracy and freedom of expression guide our governments, at least some. Indeed,

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I stand corrected

Dear Editor, Recently, I wrote about the Small Modular Nuclear Reactors and how the waste material would be actively dangerous for 100,000 years. I have been informed the design of those reactor units involves recycling of fissionable material after 25

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Moderna Vaccine

Dear Editor, In recent weeks, it was broadly advertised that those who were eligible for their second vaccine dose would be able to change existing appointments and indeed this was. . .

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A vote for good government

Canadian democracy is a quirky thing.  Under our first-past-the-post rules, it can seem to make sense to vote for a candidate you don’t really like in the hopes of. . .

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A letter from your (former) editor

By the time you’re reading this, I will no longer be employed at THE EQUITY. . . Two weeks ago I decided to step away from my duties as editor and let someone else take the lead in our small newsroom.

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“It’s over for the little guy’

Editor’s note: This editorial was first published in this paper on March 3 of this year, and is being republished because it’s still as relevant as ever. This past week News Media Canada, the lobbying group representing Canada’s print media,

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Open letter to Mr. Ford

Dear Mr. Ford, My name is Marielle Lair and I’m from Chapeau, Que. and I have something I would like to discuss with you. First, to better explain where I am (literally) coming from, the small town where I live

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A simple solution

Dear Editor, The pandemic and other world events have forced us to rely upon the internet for many functions that we did in person and in 3D previously. Government meetings at all levels have relied on Zoom for our communications

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Canada’s Shame

215 dead children.  The headlines across the country have been repeating this disgusting statistic since it was revealed by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation in British Columbia on May 27 but it’s a hard one to wrap your mind

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