High time to pay the piper

Editor:

Re: Taking toll on patience, Sept. 1.

So everybody wants this bridge and nobody wants to pay for it.

Editor:

Re: Taking toll on patience, Sept. 1.

So everybody wants this bridge and nobody wants to pay for it.

No HST, no tolls…

Get with it folks! Ever heard the expression: no free lunch?

Henk Steenge, Surrey

 

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