Opinion

To almost everyone’s relief, the official election campaign is underway. We’ll forgive you if it’s already felt like a long, unofficial trek to the polls.

Dear Editor: In my opinion the B.C. NDP is taking the voters of Burnaby-Lougheed for granted. The evidence for this is anecdotal, but … Jane Shin was our MLA for the last four years. By all accounts Ms.

F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote: “Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.” It's the missed opportunities over the 2012 Health Ministry firings that will forever haunt the B.C. government.

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Just when you thought politicians couldn’t get much more brazen in bribing voters, this past week the Liberals and NDP both targeted voters south of the Fraser River in an effort to win their support.

Dear Editor: The fact some city councillors are exploring the use of photo radar speaks to their naive understanding of the technology. Coun.

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the number of homeless people is increasing. The cost of rental housing is unmanageable for many who are trying to live on poverty levels of income.

Dear Editor: Re: Burnaby Hospital gets new provincial money, Burnaby NOW, April 7. It’s a bit rich for Anne Kang to be criticizing the “million-dollar donors” of the B.C. Liberals, when the B.C.

Dear Editor: Re “MP launches online tool to educate people about the Kinder Morgan pipeline,” Burnaby NOW , April 6.

B.C.’s electoral history would suggest the NDP enters this year’s election as a decided underdog, but make no mistake: there is a definite path to victory for a party that rarely tastes champagne on election nights.