Opinion

It took six whole minutes for the first car alarm to go off on the ferry. This was Monday, the noon sailing from ­Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay. The racket wasn’t enough to chase passengers out of their vehicles, though.

B.C. Liberals used the gambit 19 years ago and although it sparked an argument, they felt it worked. The NDP used a modified, targeted version just three years ago, and are convinced it worked as well.

On the eve of the 2017 B.C. election, I used this space to plot a potential path to victory for the BC NDP and, wouldn’t you know it, they followed it almost to the letter.

Know any Latin? Probably not – it is a dead language, after all. But there’s one phrase you may have at least heard of: caveat emptor . It means, literally, “let the buyer beware.

Editor: I am a resident of Forest Grove on Burnaby Mountain and for years have argued against the proposed Burnaby Mountain gondola that may, or may not, run directly over my neighbourhood.

Dear Editor, At the end of June, B.C. had reduced COVID-19 cases to about 150 active cases and about 15 new cases daily.

“Broken promises don’t upset me. I just think: ‘Why did they believe me?’ ” — Jack Handy, Deep Thoughts. “Read my lips, no new taxes,” promised George Bush the Elder in 1988, and Americans made him president.

The Editor: Re. “ Letter: Coquitlam's Confucius Institute should be closed ,” (Tri-City News, Sept.

Something needs to be done to protect Burnaby South MP and federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Singh should be able to walk down an Ottawa street and not get harassed on a day in which he shone so brightly in securing better benefits for Canadians.

As the new wave of COVID-19 cases rolls through Burnaby and the rest of Metro Vancouver, the situation is getting more desperate for local businesses trying to stay afloat.