Opinion

The B.C. government is trying to fix something that isn't broken - and it's making a mess in the process. Cities and towns in B.C.

Should you vote? Is voting important to a democracy? Should young people, new Canadians, and the elderly be encouraged to vote? If you said yes to any of these questions, you disagree with the Conservative government's new Fair Elections Act.

Dear Editor: United Way cuts will impact city seniors, The Record, April 2.

The United Way of the Lower Mainland has fallen on hard times, and donations are down. So far down, that the non-profit is ending $1.6 million in funding for seniors, which will impact countless groups in the region.

One of the major fault lines that divide the B.C. Liberals from New Democrats was on full display last week, as the government moved to significantly overhaul the Agriculture Land Reserve. The ALR is viewed in almost religious tones by the NDP.

Dear Editor: Re: City says pipeline proposal 'incomplete' (Burnaby NOW, March 21). Derek Corrigan now proclaims that he will "lie down in the mud" to stop Kinder Morgan expansion.

Dear Editor: The New Prosperity mine literally got the shaft from Prime Minister Harper and his cabinet. How could this happen to such a well-planned project, one that was thoroughly reviewed and fully approved by the Province of B.C.

We need renewed leadership on Medicare. B.C. is about to lose billions of dollars in health-care funding. That's because on March 31, the 10-year-old national Health Accord expires.

In the wake of the damning audit of the Portland Hotel Society, there's been a feeding frenzy condemning former directors and managers for their excess.

Dear Editor: In light of the recent extensive outrage over the egregious ripoff perpetrated by four sanctimonious socialists and one professional politician ex-spouse on the denizens of the Downtown Eastside and the rest of us taxpayers, the one key