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Will B.C. follow Ontario's lead?

Will B.C. follow Ontario's lead?

Dear Editor: Bravo, Ontario! In its recent budget, the outgoing minority government proposed the creation of a provincial plan to ensure Ontario workers have a decent retirement income.
Bureaucracy triumphs over patient care

Bureaucracy triumphs over patient care

Dear Editor: Re: Fecal transplant saved her, Burnaby NOW, May 2.
John Who? Horgan has his work cut out for him

John Who? Horgan has his work cut out for him

John who? That question frames one of the more immediate challenges facing newly installed NDP leader John Horgan. Quite simply, most potential voters likely don't even know who he is.
Tsleil-Waututh Nation launching legal challenge against pipeline

Tsleil-Waututh Nation launching legal challenge against pipeline

And the Tsleil-Waututh Nation has come out swinging. Of all the people I've interviewed who are against the pipeline, I'd say actions like this will cause the most headaches for Kinder Morgan.
Don't temporary foreign workers get paid less?

Don't temporary foreign workers get paid less?

Here's what I learned from an off-the-record conversation with someone very, very close to the temporary foreign workers program.
Incineration plans bad for taxpayers

Incineration plans bad for taxpayers

In the climax of the film Toy Story 3, as Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of Andy's toys are about to be incinerated in a local garbage dump, a miracle happens.
Fraser Institute releases another laughable study

Fraser Institute releases another laughable study

Don't listen to what public health officials and doctors have been warning for years. The Fraser Institute knows better.
Let firefighters, paramedics get on with their jobs

Let firefighters, paramedics get on with their jobs

Dear Editor: Re: Fire chief questions wait times, Burnaby NOW, April 23. Life-and-death emergencies are a statistical rarity, but they must come first.
Teen writer has a bright future

Teen writer has a bright future

Dear Editor: Joey Chan (Give today's teens a break already, Burnaby NOW, April 18), left out a few more things, such as having to cope with teachers who do not understand the difference between "underfunding" and "prudent budgeting" (as was demonstra
Shame on the B.C. government

Shame on the B.C. government

Dear Editor: Re: It's time to help the vulnerable, Opinion, by Keith Baldrey, Burnaby NOW, April 16.