Opinion

Canadian governments spend around $45,000 annually per retiree and just $12,000 per citizen under age 45.

Dear Editor: We're paying fifteen million bucks for TV ads extolling Libs, to waste our money really sucks we've got to stop their outright fibs.

We see a police officer bit by an unruly night club patron. TransLink proudly proclaimed in a recent press release the incidence of bus drivers getting beat up has declined "significantly" in past months. Yet the numbers remain appalling.

Dear Editor: Re: City's appreciation dinner set for May 3, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 22.

Dear Editor: I initially sent a letter to B.C. Hydro indicating that I wanted to opt out from having a Smart Meter installed. At 5 p.m. on Easter Sunday 2012, an electrician from B.C.

Re: Smart to teach Mandarin, Letters to the Editor, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 22. Trevor Ritchie, who usually proclaims the virtues of socialism, this time decided to praise the wisdom of teaching Mandarin in Burnaby schools.

Dear Editor: The provincial budget table by the B.C. Liberals gave me cause to remember something my father said to me when I was thinking of buying my first car. The one I favoured was a used model that still promised dependability and performance.

Dear Editor: Re: NDP gov't would cost us, Letters to the Editor, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 22. Letter writer Shane Perich states that the NDP favours unions over people. I would remind Mr.

Dear Editor: Is there any sane reason why the malls are open longer than our libraries on weekends, the time when people most frequently visit the libraries? Elias Ishak, Burnaby

Dear Editor: Full marks to Premier Christy Clark and Finance Minister Mike de Jong for continuing to show restraint with respect to government hiring and government wages. The government bureaucracy in B.C.