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                        Recent letters

                        Following are links to letters relevant to the push for a single public school system in Ontario.  Please contribute to the completeness of this page by sending us an email with a link to any relevant letters you find.

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                        2012

                        • Mitchell Bellman, "Create fair school systems", Ottawa Citizen, 2012-02-22.
                        • James Swanson, "Catholic Education", Paris Star, 2012-02-21.
                        • Rita Ramsay, "Time to pull the plug on funding of Catholic schools", North Bay Nugget, 2012-02-19.
                        • Ken MacLennan, "Shame on Drummond Commission", Cornwall Standard Freeholder, 2012-02-18.
                        • Amy McConnell, "Bring it on ", Globe & Mail, 2012-02-17.
                        • Cheryl Nix, "School system is unjust", Ottawa Citizen, 2012-02-17.
                        • Donald J. Raper, "Catholics bashed in column", Windsor Star, 2012-02-16.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Four school boards wasteful duplication", Sudbury Star, 2012-02-14.
                        • Steve Swain, "We can't afford four school boards", Windsor Star, 2012-02-10.
                        • Tammy St. Louis, "Catholic schools breed intolerance", Windsor Star, 2012-02-09.
                        • Dave Goulet, "Weighing in on the schools issue", Barry's Bay This Week, 2012-02-08.
                        • Mike Schreiner, "Put a single school system on the table for discussion now", Northumberland View, 2012-02-07.
                        • Terry Edwards, "The future of education in small-town Ontario", Stratford Beacon Herald, 2012-02-02.
                        • R. Taylor, "The importance of religious education", Brant News, 2012-02-02.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Funding overlapping school boards a waste of money", Northern Life, 2012-02-01.
                        • Perry Guilbault, "School boards shouldn't advertise", Northern Life, 2012-02-01.
                        • Terry Edwards, "Discussion needed on future of Catholic education in Ontario", Cottage Country Now, 2012-02-01.
                        • Terry Edwards, "A thought on the school system", Barry's Bay This Week, 2012-01-31.
                        • Terry Edwards, "The future of education in small-town Ontario", Goderich Signal Star, 2012-01-31.
                        • Terry Edwards, "The future of education in small-town Ontario", Owen Sound Sun Times, 2012-01-31.
                        • Faizal Ali, "Wrong approach on gay alliances", Toronto Star, 2012-01-30.
                        • Gord Miller, "In our interest?", Toronto Star, 2012-01-28.
                        • Nancy Hunsley, "Religion and publicly funded education", Brant News, 2012-01-26.
                        • Leo Monnette, "Education for all", Ottawa Citizen, 2012-01-21.
                        • David Wiseman, "A school system for all", Ottawa Citizen, 2012-01-19.
                        • Nancy Hunsley, "Religion class not mandatory by law", Cambridge Times, 2012-01-18.
                        • Janet Epp Buckingham, "Challenging funding", Ottawa Citizen, 2012-01-17.
                        • Monti Hannona, "Don't bash Catholics for being tolerant", Barrie Examiner, 2012-01-14.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Education reform needed", Ottawa Citizen, 2012-01-07.
                        • Bruce Patterson, "Teaching religion is a parent's task", Ottawa Citizen, 2012-01-07.
                        • Kyle Tilley, "Why bash Catholic system?", Barrie Examiner, 2012-01-07.
                        • Bir Basarke, "Level the playing field", Ottawa Citizen, 2012-01-06.
                        • Renton Patterson, "Duplicate systems costly", Ottawa Citizen, 2012-01-05.
                        • Fr. Geoffrey Korz, "Protect religious freedoms", Ottawa Citizen, 2012-01-05.
                        • Leonard Baak, "School system perfect place for wage freezes", Barrie Examiner, 2012-01-03.

                        2011

                        • Doug Pratley, "Teaching based on doctrine is not education", Stratford Gazette, 2011-12-28.
                        • Michael Ort, "Anti-bullying law a threat to schools", Stratford Gazette, 2011-12-22.
                        • Robert Near, "Catholic defence", National Post, 2011-12-09.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Bullying: It's just wrong", National Post, 2011-12-05.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Inconsistency is baffling", Toronto Star, 2011-12-04.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Get on with the job", Ottawa Citizen, 2011-12-03.
                        • Ernie Checkeris, "Funding religion in schools not right", Sudbury Star, 2011-11-07.
                        • Renton Patterson, "Human rights hypocrisy?", Ottawa Citizen, 2011-11-05.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Gutting it out", Ottawa Sun, 2011-09-26.
                        • Peter Taczynski, "McGuinty 'magic' not fooling anyone", London Free Press, 2011-09-24.
                        • Rachel Di Fonzo, "Homosexuals aren't 'disordered.' Just their actions", National Post, 2011-09-23.
                        • Sarah Stelfox, "Does religion have a place in our schools", National Post, 2011-09-21.
                        • K. McIllvray, "Does religion have a place in our schools", National Post, 2011-09-21.
                        • Brian Nieminen, "Want class prayers?", Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, 2011-07-30.
                        • D. A. Lariviere, "Prayers in school? Change the Constitution", Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, 2011-07-27.
                        • Dorothy Hays, "Keep all prayer out of schools", Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, 2011-07-24.
                        • Frank de Jong, "We can't support intolerance", Toronto Star, 2011-06-13.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Duplication in school system is insane", Kingston Whig-Standard, 2011-02-19.
                        • Eweser, "Staying Alive - In Defense of our Public School System", North Bay Nugget, 2011-02-10.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Acceptance comment raises questions", Chatham Daily News, 2011-02-04.

                        2010

                        • Julie Einarson, "Conditional schooling", Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, 2010-09-29.
                        • Shirley Kauranen, "Inclusionary schools", Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, 2010-09-28.
                        • Norman Fowler, "Stop funding to Catholic schools", Cambridge Times, 2010-09-27.
                        • Brian Nieminen, "Redundant school systems discriminatory, expensive", Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, 2010-09-25.
                        • William Broderick, "Ontario needs school system without religious discrimination", Belleville Intelligencer, 2010-09-18.
                        • Paula Conning, "Time to amalgamate school boards", Orangeville Banner, 2010-05-05.
                        • Hugh Allan, "One school system possible solution", Windsor Star, 2010-04-03.
                        • Brian Dickie, "Follow your faith at home", Windsor Star, 2010-04-01.
                        • Leonard Baak, "If health care needs money, why fund Catholic schools?", Barrie Examiner, 2010-03-30.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Government should get priorities straight", Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, 2010-03-30.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Government should get its priorities straight", Barrie Examiner, 2010-03-28.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Government should get its priorities straight", Pembroke Daily Observer, 2010-03-26.
                        • B.R. Patterson, "End the privilege", Ottawa Citizen, 2010-03-20.
                        • Various (4 letters), "Time to ponder adopting single school system", Toronto Star, 2010-03-20.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Ontario faces serious financial issues", Chatham Daily News, 2010-03-18.
                        • John Wilson, "Horwath should welcome debate", Toronto Star, 2010-03-12.
                        • Larry Killens, "More money needed to meet the 'right' needs in education", Mid North Monitor, 2010-02-24.
                        • Judy Congdon, "Education funding flawed", London Free Press, 2010-02-18.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Want real savings? Merge the education systems", Chatham Daily News, 2010-02-17.
                        • Maureen Dagg, "Too many boards", Ottawa Citizen, 2010-02-12.
                        • Leonard Baak, "Single school system would solve rural schools woes", Belleville Intelligencer, 2010-01-29.

                        2009

                        2008

                        • Paula Conning, "School series stirs debate from all sides", Toronto Star, 2008-09-09.
                        • Barry Kendall, "Legislature should get rid of the Lord's Prayer", Innisfil Scope, 2008-06-11.

                        2007

                        • Rev. Lorne O'Neill, "Picture of faith-based schools isn't pretty", Toronto Star, 2007-08-27.
                        • Nadine Clarke, "McGuinty's position is pot calling kettle black", Ottawa Citizen, 2007-08-27.
                        • Judi Lian, "Contradictory", Ottawa Citizen, 2007-08-27.
                        • Prof. Ed Morgan, "Fairness in school funding", National Post, 2007-08-27.
                        • Jack Chambers, "Fairness in school funding", National Post, 2007-08-27.

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