Thursday, Dec. 11: Here are today's Ottawa Sun letters to the editor.

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CHIPPING AWAY AT RIGHTS, FREEDOMS

John Diefenbaker was the 13th prime minister of Canada. He was a champion of human rights. His legacy is the Canadian Bill of Rights. There was also the extension of voting rights to Indigenous peoples (without losing treaty status). And the appointment of the first female cabinet minister. Article content Article content Article content

“I am Canadian, a free Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship God in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, free to choose those who govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind,” Diefenbaker said in the House of Commons on

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