Dear Editor
Hallelujah. The dragon has been slain by the handsome prince from the East. The realm is now safe and secure. But will it last? Will we indeed all prosper under the protection of the prince?
Many of the villagers who ardently support him point to his readiness to scatter gold at our feet. While others speak with caution about the powerful influence of his council of advisors. They remember years past of scandal and corruption, of soft words followed by harsh measures that enriched the courtiers at the expense of the citizenry. Of promises made but not kept. True, the future will be better without the dragon. But are the demons of the past simply lurking in the forest ready to come out and reassert themselves? I suppose only time will tell.
Bill Brassington Sr., Burnaby
