Opinion

Dear Editor In response to Keith Baldrey's piece about Bill 11: As a teacher, I appreciate that Mr.

Dear Editor: Last week I rode my bike to McGill library in North Burnaby and met a group of neighbours who want to recall our MLA, Richard T. Lee. I was already curious about the campaign, but that evening it hit home on a personal level.

In the never-ending sword fight that is relations between government and teachers, last week's introduction of the Education Statutes Amendment Act is raising hackles from both trustees and teachers.

Several events last week served as timely reminders that, sooner or later, there has to be a discussion about tax policy in this country and in the provinces. One fiscal year ended, and another one began.

Dear Editor: It seems there are many university graduates looking for employment long after leaving school. However, schools like BCIT and Kwantlan college which at one time specialized in the trades are now offering degree programs.

Dear Editor: So teacher Donna Morgan is "affronted" that the Teachers Act would set professional standards for teachers and their professional development.

Dear Editor: Recently, I got a phone call from a "pollster" stating they were going to ask questions about "possible recall" of a politician in Burnaby. They asked if I lived in the riding of MLA Richard Lee and I said yes.

It seems like the world is changing at a rapid rate. One day you're driving by a field, the next day you see bulldozers there. In the past it seemed like developments took longer to get started and longer to build.

Hear the one about four political parties that walked into a Vancouver hotel with the chief electoral officer last September? Sorry, no punchline. But the parties had reason to chuckle.

Dear Editor: I wonder, is it just me or do others get the feeling that Mayor Corrigan wants to both, hunt with the hounds and run with the hare? It has always seemed to me that our mayor prefers to be contrarian when the majority has other ideas.