Tag: letters,
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Letters, Feb. 28 – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Opinion Many in need Re: Pharmacare finally taking shape (Editorial, Feb. 27) Thank you for the editorial regarding the Liberals and NDP reaching an agreement to launch a national pharmacare program. There are indeed so many prescribed medicines that are very expensive, and private medical plans are expensive to maintain and are limited in…
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Letters, May 18 – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Opinion Everybody’s somebody I once met an old man who made his own jewelry. He was incredibly proud of his work and had several pieces to show me. He explained to me what the colours and patterns of the beads signified. He had been making jewelry since he was a child. It was a…
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Letters, May 15 – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Opinion Politically targeting retail employers is misguided Today almost 17,000 Manitobans work in grocery stores across the province. Those stores are the cornerstones of their communities and a growing, vibrant part of the Manitoba economy. In recent days, some Manitoba politicians have unfairly called out specific businesses as inappropriately benefiting from a rebate program,…
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Letters, Jan. 4 – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Opinion Political perils Re: Help! Manitoba’s Tories have fallen, and they can’t get up (Dec. 29) and Idealists, realists coexist in the NDP (Dec. 31) Tom Brodbeck’s succinct summary of Heather Stefanson’s words and actions, both prior to and during her role as premier, offers a powerful reminder of the difference between principled governance…
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Letters, Jan. 3 – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Opinion Firearms debate Re: Trudeau’s gun-ban campaign for Canada (Dec. 27) I was disappointed in your use of a Washington Post article to pan our government’s gun-control discussions. Americans have nothing to teach us about how to legislate guns based on their experience. Even a progressive paper such as the Washington Post seems to…
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Letters, August 22 – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Opinion Courtesy crucial on shared trails Re: Cyclists take over sidewalks (Letters, Aug. 19) Letter writer Ann Timonin is rightfully upset that some cyclists dangerously use city sidewalks at pedestrians’ expense. She should be aware that, because of the very disjointed and unconnected nature of many of Winnipeg’s cycling paths, this behaviour is often…