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BLOGS: It's time to end the tyranny and bring real democracy to Canada

BLOGS: It's time to end the tyranny and bring real democracy to Canada

Those six faces are not the faces of politicians that I love. Nor, for that matter, are they the faces of politicians that I hate.
OUR VIEW: Shouting at council doesn't serve your cause

OUR VIEW: Shouting at council doesn't serve your cause

With the silly season of the 2018 civic elections getting closer and closer, it’s time for a little message about decorum.
BLOGS: When it comes to public diapering, dads get the poopy end of the stick

BLOGS: When it comes to public diapering, dads get the poopy end of the stick

During a recent visit to a family restaurant, as I stood in line waiting to place my order, a dad rushed up to the counter holding a cherub-faced child and hurriedly asked for the key to the men’s room.
LETTERS: Burnaby pipeline protester 'stands in honour' with fellow arrestees

LETTERS: Burnaby pipeline protester 'stands in honour' with fellow arrestees

Dear Editor: And so - Burnaby is to be the sacrifice! Last week, our federal government succumbed to the bullying of Kinder Morgan and the hysteria of Alberta to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline without waiting for the Federal Court of Appeal’s decisi
LETTERS: NDP isn't "stacking the deck" for proportional representation

LETTERS: NDP isn't "stacking the deck" for proportional representation

Dear Editor: Proportional representation (PR) is a way to make sure that every voter is effectively represented in the legislature. It is not a strategy that favours one party over any other.
IN THE GARDEN: New stars for the garden

IN THE GARDEN: New stars for the garden

Some gardening concepts are gone.
BLOGS: There’s a new F-word in parenting

BLOGS: There’s a new F-word in parenting

Just when I thought I had escaped the inevitable, it happened.
LETTERS: Burnaby bylaw officers are no ‘civilians’

LETTERS: Burnaby bylaw officers are no ‘civilians’

Editor: Re: Seven bike cop positions lost in Burnaby , May 23, Burnaby NOW . As the vice-president of the Licence Inspectors’ and Bylaw Officers’ Association of B.C.
OPINION: Homeless need help, not insults

OPINION: Homeless need help, not insults

I’ve had it. No, really, I’m fed up. If I have to listen to another ill-informed, bigoted view of people who are homeless my head is going to explode.
LETTERS: Restore bike cops for Burnaby parks

LETTERS: Restore bike cops for Burnaby parks

Editor: I was shocked to learn that the Burnaby RCMP’s highly effective bike patrols were going to be discontinued. The decision to replace them with civilian bylaw officers does little to increase the public’s safety.