Dear Editor
Considering the comments attributed to Mayor Derek Corrigan, it seems he is actually jealous of the power First Nations people wield over lands they have never ceded to Canada, under treaties signed long before Canada was even a nation, and are being protected by the courts.
I would think that rather than being jealous, he and his council would join with the owners of this land to protect this land from greedy oil barons who seem to think that even if they destroy the environment to exploit the land for its resources, it should be OK, as long as the profits keep flowing to their owners in Texas.
Since moving to Burnaby in 2008, I have supported Derek Corrigan, but I now feel that Derek is no longer working for the working people of Burnaby, but rather he is working for the developers, who are displacing rental properties with overly expensive highrise condo towers.
Rental stock is virtually non-existent, yet he and council continue to approve the demolition of three-storey rental stock, replacing them with unaffordable condos, which are owned, not rented.
What happens to the renters? I’ll tell you, they are forced to leave Burnaby and look for work elsewhere, because they can no longer afford to live here.
Derek Corrigan needs to remember that he is supposed to be working for the people, not stumping for wealthy developers.
I will have to think long and hard before I vote for Derek Corrigan again.
Wayne McQueen, Burnaby
