Opinion

Perhaps reality TV shows and Kevin O'Leary weren't the Canadian cultural touchstones and content cash cows the CBC hoped they would be.

Dear Editor: Easter is almost here, conjuring up images of traditional coloured Easter eggs. But before you pick up your eggs from the grocery store, please consider the hens that produced them.

Re: Willingdon should have been ours - mayor, Burnaby NOW, April 4. If Mayor Derek Corrigan had in fact had a legal, "right of first refusal" or any other legal right the courts, one would assume, would permit its exercise.

Dear Editor: Re: Seniors will bear brunt of cutbacks, Burnaby NOW, April 2. Not too many of us would disagree that there seems to be a plethora of organizations out there competing for donations.

Every now and then an issue suddenly pops up in our political arena that leaves you scratching your head, wondering about the government's apparent lack of compassion and common sense.

During the townhall meeting on the proposed expansion of Kinder Morgan's pipeline, Mayor Derek Corrigan said, "I don't want to pretend to you the game isn't fixed. I know the game is fixed. ... We are up against it, but ...

Recently, I read your Opinion, titled "Housing seniors too important for charity." (Burnaby NOW, Our View, April 2).

Dear Editor: I find it ironic that this newspaper runs a story about diminishing rental property supply in Metrotown area using these poor people to make a case. After all, it was this city's council who issued permits for these new developments.

Dear Editor: Shame, shame on the United Way for cutting back the seniors' programs.

Dear Editor: Mayor Derek Corrigan's latest outburst against a provincial counterpart is unlikely to endear him to other levels of government or First Nations or business leaders for that matter.