Opinion

Dear Editor: Senator Mike Duffy claiming $90,172 was a serious wrong. Although he paid back the full amount with money from Nigel Wright, a former chief of staff in the prime minister's office, that does not wash away the wrongdoing.

It is a well-worn ritual. Near the end of your medical visit, the doctor gives you a prescription. Traditionally, it is handwritten, and because calligraphy isn't a prerequisite for medical school, you may not be able to read it.

Dear Editor: The dust has hardly settled, and the B.C. Liberals are already deep into the public trough, increasing salaries of the faithful up to $75,000.

Dear Editor: I am just writing to create more awareness of an issue that has been on my mind since I moved here to Burnaby in 2010. I live very close to the Metrotown mall.

Dear Editor: I would like to draw the attention of Burnaby NOW readers to some very revealing statements made by Jane Shin more than a month ago, on April 25, while she was being interviewed by Global B.C.'s Squire Barnes on BC 1, Global's 24-hour B.

Dear Editor: Re: Jane Shin speaks, Burnaby NOW, May 24.

Dear Editor: On the one hand, federal Natural Resources Minister, and tar sands booster, Joe Oliver says there is an urgent need for more pipelines to accommodate higher bitumen production.

Mayor Derek Corrigan, hit the nail on the head when he said Port Metro Vancouver is run by big businesses of the port "(that) are soley engaged in the benefit of those businesses.

Dear Editor: This week the premier had another campaign event - I mean a government announcement of the incoming cabinet, which will presumably include her after the upcoming by-election.

I am ashamed to admit it - but as the Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, expense scandal story simmers on social media, and fills newspaper pages - I have gained a new appreciation for good cops who feel tarnished by bad cops.