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Letters to the Editor


LETTER: Pedestrian crossing signals needed at roundabouts

LETTER: Pedestrian crossing signals needed at roundabouts

'The combination of higher speeds, reduced visibility, and lack of clear signaling creates a dangerous environment that demands immediate attention,' a reader writes
LETTER: The rights of people negatively impacted by encampments get ignored

LETTER: The rights of people negatively impacted by encampments get ignored

Notwithstanding Clause used as a final course of action, writes reader
LETTER: Use of the notwithstanding clause to criminalize homeless is 'unCanadian'

LETTER: Use of the notwithstanding clause to criminalize homeless is 'unCanadian'

The notwithstanding clause is 'mean spirited and removes any compassion or dignity that should be afforded this population,' writes reader
LETTER: Forced encampment closures means responsibility on Cambridge council

LETTER: Forced encampment closures means responsibility on Cambridge council

Citizens for Cambridge is urging Council 'to establish two fundamental, ongoing guidelines for this committee, before they start their work'
LETTER: Motion to criminalize encampments and force treatment no solution to crisis

LETTER: Motion to criminalize encampments and force treatment no solution to crisis

'While we recognize the challenges surrounding homelessness and substance use, we know from the evidence that this approach will not yield effective or humane solutions,' Sanguen Health Centre members say of mayor's proposal
LETTER: Lack of transit outside GTA 'a damper on economic development'

LETTER: Lack of transit outside GTA 'a damper on economic development'

Cambridge is often considered an 'odd spot' when it comes to intercity transportation, says reader
LETTER: Ford 'has effectively played' Ontario's mayors on homelessness

LETTER: Ford 'has effectively played' Ontario's mayors on homelessness

'Ford is a master of distraction. Rather than addressing the root causes of the current situation, Ford seeks to encourage us to demonize the poor,' a reader writes
LETTER: Affordable housing investments are 'financially smart'

LETTER: Affordable housing investments are 'financially smart'

A member of Citizens for Cambridge says that emergency shelters and healthcare costs exceed what housing solutions would cost
LETTER: Affordable housing tax break another example of 'whackonomics'

LETTER: Affordable housing tax break another example of 'whackonomics'

'Existing taxpayers will pay this cost,' writes a representative from the Property Taxpayers Alliance
LETTER: Our housing system is on fire and all we have are buckets

LETTER: Our housing system is on fire and all we have are buckets

We need interventions today to tackle homelessness, Habitat Waterloo Region CEO says