Opinion

As the legislative session heads into the homestretch (after this week there are 16 sitting days remaining) it's worth noting the NDP Opposition appears to have finally hit its stride.

I've seen a few Tweets following last week's oil spill, suggesting Kinder Morgan stands to profit from the incident, mainly because they are shareholders in Western Canada Marine Response Corporation, the company the handles oil spill cleanup on the

Accidents happen, the saying goes. And as last Wednesday's oil spill in English Bay amply demonstrated, accidents also happen in shipping. The oil spill that washed up on Vancouver beaches Thursday can't be described as massive or catastrophic.

Dear Editor Re: Low-rise rentals are slipping away, Burnaby NOW, April 10. I believe councilor Dan Johnson's comment about not wanting to be responsible for enshrining a slum is extremely offensive.

Dear Editor: He's here, there, everywhere - no, not the Scarlet Pimpernel, but rather the failed candidate for the Green Party, both civic and provincial. Mr.

Re: Democracy being hijacked, Letters to the editor, April 6. Bill Phelps wrote that he received a phone call regarding the recall campaign in North Burnaby and stated that the call was from the recall campaign. This is not true.

There appears to be some increasing chatter out there that somehow, the so-called "youth vote" will decide the outcome of the looming federal election and turf Stephen Harper from the Prime Minister's Office. Sorry, I'm not buying that.

Marathassa is confirmed as the ship behind the Vancouver oil spill.

More than a third of B.C.'s seniors in long-term care homes are being prescribed antipsychotic medication even though only about three per cent actually need the drugs.

The bunker fuel spill in English Bay has nothing to do with Kinder Morgan, although I suspect this will heighten concern about tankers in local waters.