Cornies: Doug Ford denies voters debate on provincial issues

The London Free Press
Ontarians can be forgiven for sleepily stumbling toward the ballot box on Thursday, that's how stupefying the current campaign has been, set against the backdrop of Trump 2.0.
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Letters to the Editor: February 20, 2025

The London Free Press
Use real money
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Dyer: Donald Trump turning the world away from peace

The London Free Press
The bedrock on which the entire post-1945 system was built is the inviolability of borders.
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Pearson: Elected officials face existential struggle

The London Free Press
When politicians become slaves to their party and can no longer collaborate with those of other views, they become redundant to citizens
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Baranyai: Ford’s impact on education defiles Davis’s legacy

The London Free Press
Attacks on education funding and delivery have provoked waves of job action, and destabilized the college system built by his own party.
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Stock: A veteran’s letter to Canada’s flag on its 60th birthday

The London Free Press
As Donald Trump calls into question Canada's legitimacy, a veteran with a personal connection to Canada's flag reflects on its 60th birthday
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Letters to the Editor: February 13, 2025

The London Free Press
If CUPW and the federal government don't reach a contract settlement before May 22, we may experience another postal strike.
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Steve Nease cartoon, Feb. 11, 2025

The London Free Press
 
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Steve Nease cartoon, Feb. 10, 2025

The London Free Press
   
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Dyer: Take Trump’s threat to annex Canada seriously

The London Free Press
Not one Canadian in 10 would freely choose to join the angry, divided U.S., but they may face a long, miserable economic siege to avoid it.
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Baranyai: Booing anthem isn’t really protest. It’s just rude

The London Free Press
When spectators disrespect a visiting team's national anthem, things can get uncomfortable.
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Cornies: Canadian ire over U.S. tariff threats not easily assuaged

The London Free Press
It's hard to imagine now, but for a teenage Southwestern Ontario farm boy in the 1960s, finding Canadian-made products wasn't difficult.
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