“My heart goes out to the Gatta family. Your grief is unimaginable but hopefully you can take solace in the legacy Kekoo has left behind. He will be missed,” writes Stewart Hall.

“That young boy will never forget the kindness shown to him by John Kinney that day. That is what Niagara-on-the-Lake is all about: People helping people,” writes Margie Enns.

“The hospital site is surrounded by commercial properties such as two major hotels, restaurants and the main Shaw Festival theatre,” writes Wayne Murray.

“This house may be appropriate in a larger setting, but it is totally inappropriate for this site,” writes Christopher Allen.

“The 5Cs (conservative, competitive, capitalistic, commerce at all costs) would prevail and more local newspapers and radio stations would fail against massively funded U.S. and other media,” writes Elizabeth Oliver-Malone.

“You gave a much-needed lesson to Canadian journalists on debunking Mr. Poilievre’s crap,” writes Reid Maltby from St. Catharines.

“I wish more journalists and editors wrote as clearly as you did,” writes Nauman Anwar from Calgary.

“Thanks for the excellent dissection of Canada’s answer to Don Rickles,” writes Nick Swift from St. Catharines.

“Thanks for being what may be the first voice of actual common sense,” writes Korey Schaefer from Toronto.

“I grew up in Burford, a small village in southwestern Ontario, and the weekly Burford Advance was an integral part of our community. Sadly gone now, so there is no source of local news,” writes Stewart Jeans from Ottawa.

“There is no bomb that can create peace. There is no act of genocide that can lead to freedom. We are all connected and an injury to one is an injury to all. We all deserve to live,” writes Kit Andres, Mennonite Action organizer.

“How refreshing to read a media analysis of Pierre Poilievre’s public statements that finally does an accurate and careful assessment of what he actually says,” writes Sue Lott from Ottawa.

“Local news is great; however, it needs to stand on its own feet,” writes Kirk Morrison of Calgary.

“Mr. Harley clearly shows the style of politics this current leader endorses — confuse, mislead and keep to a message determined by discussions among themselves and those who think like them,” writes Derek Insley.

“Residents often choose to live in a gated community because they can no longer physically manage to maintain a pleasant living space and have elected to pay for their real estate to be looked after by professionals,” writes Norman Paraschuk.

“While I’m sure Poilievre is great at pandering, he’s a politician. Let’s not pretend liberal media isn’t great at it as well,” writes Alexander Evans.

“The financial straits of Canadian news media (specifically legacy print media) stems from the loss of classified ad revenue, so blame Craigslist or eBay, if you must,” writes Kevin Leicht.

“Spread out the tourists, because the Old Town is swamped, maxed out and fed up,” writes Jackie Bonic.

“Why are certain members of council reluctant to enforce compliance to the official plan and zoning bylaws to prevent these unsuitably located big commercial developments in the already overcrowded historic area?” writes Robert Buchkowsky.

“Your reviewer gave it just 3 out of 5 stars. Why? Let’s see, ah, direction? Acting? Boring? Poor seats? No British accents?” writes Bill ONeil.

“It’s not too late to save the situation. Ask Mr. Marotta and Two Sisters to build something that is desperately needed and would be welcomed with open arms: An elegant retirement residence,” writes Hamish Kerr.

“It is sad, but true that mistreatment may occur, however it can and does happen in many workplaces that have nothing to do with migrant workers,” writes Susan Pohorly.

“I do think the Town of NOTL should look into having much more frequent garbage pickup, particularly when the town is hosting these special occasions,” writes Melissa McGroarty.