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LETTER: Closing safe consumption sites tip of the iceberg

'If something is embarrassing or inconvenient, their solution is to simply remove it from their sight,' says letter writer
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Closing safe injection sites without alternative supports in place is another example that the little guy does not matter to (provincial) Conservatives.

As with closing homeless encampments, if something is embarrassing or inconvenient, their solution is to simply remove it from their sight.

If Conservatives are elected federally, universal healthcare will be next. They will delist many services now covered, hurting more people instead of helping them.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is no good, but Conservatives would be much worse. It would seem again that the only safe option in the coming election is a minority government. Then, at least, the damage can be minimized. Hopefully, in the future, someone worthy of leading our country will appear.

Rick Lockman
Orillia