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LETTERS: Fearmongering over electoral reform is all wrong

LETTERS: Fearmongering over electoral reform is all wrong

Re: Is it time for the rise of the far right?, column by Keith Baldrey, Burnaby NOW , Nov. 29. Mr. Baldrey is being either naive or disingenuous on so many fronts it’s impossible in this limited space to deal with all of them.
OUR VIEW: Winner-takes-all system is past its time

OUR VIEW: Winner-takes-all system is past its time

It’s not what Justin Trudeau would have done in this situation, but we’re pleased to see the NDP inching forward in their bid for electoral reform. The B.C.
LETTERS: Mayor, protesters are 'hypocrites' over pipeline

LETTERS: Mayor, protesters are 'hypocrites' over pipeline

Dear Editor: The mayor of Burnaby is against the Trans Mountain expansion, but has he converted all the Burnaby vehicles to electric and, as a good NDP supporter, he is also against the Site C dam. Note that B.C.
OPINION: Would proportional representation mean the rise of the fringe right?

OPINION: Would proportional representation mean the rise of the fringe right?

The NDP seems hell-bent on ensuring B.C. won’t see the kind of government headed up in the past by such party premiers as Dave Barrett, Mike Harcourt and Glen Clark ever again.
LETTERS: NEB failed residents

LETTERS: NEB failed residents

The National Energy Board (NEB) has disentitled about 100 Burnaby residents from participating in the detailed route hearings for the new Kinder Morgan pipeline.
OPINION: Are they backing a losing horse?

OPINION: Are they backing a losing horse?

Newly installed United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney’s vow to impose “...
OUR VIEW: Burnaby’s out of excuses on housing issues

OUR VIEW: Burnaby’s out of excuses on housing issues

For years, Burnaby residents have been hearing the same message from their city leaders. In a nutshell, it goes something like this: “We’d love to do more to help solve the housing crisis, but, dudes, our hands are tied.
OUR VIEW: Co-ops are common sense housing solutions

OUR VIEW: Co-ops are common sense housing solutions

There are a lot of worried residents in Burnaby nowadays. There are the renters in older apartments wondering if (or rather when) their lodgings will be slated for demolition and replaced by a new highrise.
LETTERS: New funding model makes sense for B.C. politics

LETTERS: New funding model makes sense for B.C. politics

Dear Editor: Changing our current funding model for B.C.
LETTERS: Thank you for sharing German veteran's story in Burnaby

LETTERS: Thank you for sharing German veteran's story in Burnaby

Dear Editor: Remembrance Day is a day for honouring those Canadian and Allied service people who fought in the two world wars. The Second World War freed Germany and the German people from the tyranny of a Fascist leader.