It’s time to give municipalities more constitutional power, argues Etienne Kishibe.
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Letters for January 23, 2004
Abortions take emotional toll
I am responding to your article “Inside the Morgentaler Clinic” by Sarah Mayes (Dec. 5 ).
In the article, Joan Wright, the clinic manager, explains the complications of an abortion, as “rare” and the pain comparable to “menstrual like cramps”. Apart from the physical pain that my girlfriend went through, the emotional pain, which we never anticipated, was devastating to both of us.
Pop ban is not the solution
In an attempt to solve the problem of obesity in children, the Canadian soft drink industry has struck a deal with school board officials and will begin to remove all carbonated beverages from Canadian elementary and middle schools . . .
Residents want higher taxes, not fewer services
Centretown residents, unlike those in other areas, told the city to raise their taxes but not cut a penny from their social services to pay the $109-million budget shortfall.