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March 30: ‘Almost everyone respected the two-metre rule, but two men brushed past within a couple of feet.’ How readers are coping with life and COVID-19, plus other letters to the editor
March 28: ‘I’ll trade my respirator for easy access to medical assistance in dying.’ Readers brace for further effects of COVID-19, plus other letters to the editor
March 27: ‘The Prime Minister naively expected that all Canadian travellers would respect the voluntary mandate to self-isolate.’ Readers debate the Quarantine Act, plus other letters to the editor
March 26: ‘Trump seems to have made political calculations with his base in mind.’ Readers react to the President’s COVID-19 response, plus other letters to the editor
March 25: ‘My support payments will be less than $150 a week.’ How readers are dealing with layoffs and struggling businesses amid pandemic, plus other letters to the editor
March 24: ‘These people may finally find housing – in the ICUs of our hospitals.’ Readers debate how Canada is caring for its most vulnerable citizens during a pandemic, plus other letters to the editor

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March 23: ‘Conservative leadership candidates should take note.’ Readers grade the political response to COVID-19 so far, plus other letters to the editor
March 21: ‘We are all getting a firsthand (and terrifying) lesson in what a world without vaccines would be like.’ Readers reflect on COVID-19′s effect on daily life, plus other letters to the editor
March 20: ‘The Trudeau government’s support for small businesses feels like a cruel joke.’ Readers react to stimulus plans against COVID-19, plus other letters to the editor
March 19: ‘Mom, you should not be having your weekly card game.’ How readers are coping with social distancing and COVID-19, plus other letters to the editor
March 18: ‘The decision to exempt U.S. citizens from the border closure makes no good sense.’ Readers react to further COVID-19 restrictions, plus other letters to the editor
March 17: ‘Hospitals should not be the backstop for poor planning and leadership.’ Readers react to the latest measures to fight COVID-19, plus other letters to the editor
March 16: ‘Imagine chocolate pudding was smeared all over this glass table.’ Readers consider the bidet versus toilet paper, COVID-19, plus other letters to the editor
March 14: ‘I hope … our home and native land will let us back in.’ Readers cancel holiday travel amid COVID-19 fears, plus other letters to the editor
March 13: ‘Woe to us all – proportional representation in Canada would be jinxed.’ Readers debate democracy and electoral reform, plus other letters to the editor
March 12: ‘Alberta could learn a lesson or two about how to behave in the face of adversity.’ Readers debate Alberta’s fortunes as oil prices plummet, plus other letters to the editor

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March 11: ‘This is not a game in which Indigenous communities should want to take an active role.’ Readers debate pipelines, COVID-19 and falling oil prices, plus other letters to the editor
March 10: ‘Thank goodness Elizabeth Warren persisted.’ Readers debate sexism and the U.S. Democratic race, plus other letters to the editor
March 9: ‘Why not propose a sales tax?’ Readers propose alternatives for Alberta’s economy, plus other letters to the editor
March 7: ‘Alberta seems locked in the past, with neither care nor vision for the future.’ Readers react to Alberta’s oil-friendly budget, plus other letters to the editor
March 6: ‘The Liberal plan is only credible to the credulous.’ Readers size up political climate policies in Canada, plus other letters to the editor
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March 5: ‘Canadians should speak out if they witness racism.’ Readers react to racist backlash against Indigenous pipeline protests, plus other letters to the editor
March 4: ‘If it shoots bullets that can kill people, it should be banned.’ Readers debate gun control in Canada, plus other letters to the editor
March 3: ‘Canada is still in the truth phase of truth and reconciliation.’ Readers on pipelines and reconciliation, plus other letters to the editor
March 2: ‘A DPA in all but name.’ Readers react to SNC-Lavalin and no deal from the director of public prosecutions, plus other letters to the editor
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Feb. 29: ‘Dealing with the coronavirus will be a piece of cake compared to solving this ongoing crisis.’ Readers seek an end to pipeline protests, plus other letters to the editor

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Feb. 28: ‘Almost all of us are implicated in the harms of the carbon economy.’ Readers debate pipelines, protests and the environment, plus other letters to the editor
Feb. 27: ‘It would make greater sense to block more highways and inconvenience the car drivers who keep the oil industry going.’ Readers respond to more protests, plus other letters to the editor
Feb. 26: ‘I would like to see Alberta become an independent nation state.’ Readers react to Jason Kenney, Teck Frontier and Albertan alienation, plus other letters to the editor
Feb. 25: ‘Protesters advocating against the Coastal GasLink pipeline seem to have no understanding of the issues.’ Readers react as one blockade comes down, plus other letters to the editor
Feb. 24: ‘What if First Nations along a pipeline received one cent per litre of oil?’ Readers look for an end to pipeline protests, plus other letters to the editor
Feb. 22: ‘Is there any way we can be quiet and let our government and its Indigenous partners work this out?’ Readers keep watch as pipeline protests continue, plus other letters to the editor
Feb. 21: ‘It is troubling that Queen’s would object to expressing one’s opinion.’ Readers react to a track coach’s firing, plus other letters to the editor
Feb. 20: ‘Net-zero by 2050 is meaningless in my view.’ Readers debate Canada’s commitment to climate targets, plus other letters to the editor
Feb. 19: ‘A feeble response would be almost as dangerous as an excessive one.’ Readers debate how Canadian pipeline protests should end, plus other letters to the editor
Feb. 18: ‘The story of Bombardier … could have been easily avoided.’ Readers react to Bombardier’s fortunes, facial recognition, Jordan Peterson, plus other letters to the editor
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