Opinion

Kinder Morgan president speaks Dear Editor: Re: City upset over Kinder Morgan pipeline fees, Burnaby NOW, Friday, July 4.

Anyone who has been paying attention to the evolution of First Nations rights and powers in B.C. over the past 20 years or so should not be surprised by the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that recognized a specific aboriginal title.

Be a tourist in your own town. It’s one of those slogans trotted out so often that it’s almost lost its meaning. It gets said so often that we suspect people pretty much tune it out. But that won’t stop us from saying it again.

You wouldn't think to look at them that they're anything other than a tiny pair of used baby slippers. They're just a little pair of red Robeez with panda bear faces on them, creased and softened from much wear. They're also a story.

Dear Editor: Once again, public school teachers are donating their time, passion and money for kids. Some of you complain that teachers are lazy and greedy.

Dear Editor: Re: ‘Balanced’ books come with a cost, Letters to the Editor, June 27, Burnaby NOW. It really annoys me when people like Larry Ryan give their opinion and states that it is wrong for the B.C.

Dear Editor: Well, congratulations, Christy Clark, you’ve goaded the teachers into a full-scale strike. You’ve created a situation where there is maximum inconvenience to parents, and big problems for kids to get their end-of-term reports.

We’ve had a number of letters in recent weeks – pretty much every paper around the province has, I’d imagine – from students worried about the labour dispute between teachers and the government.

Is the tailgater behind you causing you undue stress because you’re already driving at the speed limit? The provincial government has the solution to your problem: drive faster.

It was another sad day for Canadian democracy when Bill C-24 became law this week. The Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act does nothing of the sort.