Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: It's all royal, all the time, in Canada this week, Our View, Burnaby NOW, July 6.

The endless days of summer don't seem so endless when there's the looming spectre of possible job action in schools come fall. Members of the B.C.

I hate making crucial decisions when I'm angry. And I mean really angry, not just upset or a bit miffed.

Dear Editor: From time to time, there are calls from senior citizens and others for lower property taxes or other types of assistance. I am 81 years old and, like many other pensioners, could certainly use a few extra dollars.

Dear Editor: (Re: Scrap HST, Burnaby NOW, July 1.) Kathy Corrigan and Raj Chouhan write that constituents are sick and tired of the government's deceptions. For their sake, their constituents better not be against all deceptions.

Dear Editor: Re: Tree activist upset over mayor's reaction, Burnaby NOW, June 28. I was in attendance to support the three women who have worked tirelessly to convince the mayor and council to strengthen Burnaby's tree bylaw.

They're attractive, pleasant, young newlyweds, but, really, do they deserve all of this media attention?

Dear Editor: Re: Failing grade for B.C.'s child poverty numbers, Our View, Burnaby NOW, June 29. We all want to reduce poverty - it is a job that this premier, myself, and the entire cabinet are committed to.

Dear Editor: The end of the Canada Post strike means that ballots for the HST referendum will soon be arriving.

Speculation abounds that Premier Christy Clark is itching to call an election this fall, but I can't help but think the chances of that vote actually occurring are diminishing.