Opinion

Over the past few years, I've heard many of my patients say, "It is what it is." At first, only those over 30 would repeat this phrase, but more recently, younger adults have picked it up.

Dear Editor: My congratulations to the Liberal party, but more importantly to the Liberal voters. Approximately 48 per cent of the voters chose not to exercise their rights as Canadian citizens.

It is hard for kids to get quality face time with animals in the city. Many families cannot have pets for a variety of reasons - busy schedules, rentals and stratas that don't allow them, etc.

Dear Editor: I am surprised that the NDP, a party that prides itself on its ethics and integrity, would allow a person of such low ethical standards to represent it.

The images of devastation out of Moore, Oklahoma this week catch at the heart. Children pulled out of a collapsed school. Entire neighbourhoods flattened. A barren, empty space where a daycare used to be.

Dear Editor: I am writing to you about Jane Shin with the B.C. NDP for Burnaby-Lougheed. For all Burnaby-Lougheed residents, B.C. citizens and taxpayers, it is only fair to get to the truth about Jane Shin.

Dear Editor: Re: Election 2013: One Liberal left in Burnaby, Burnaby NOW, May 15. (see page 1) I am surprised at the comments of Marjorie Cohen, a political science professor at Simon Fraser University.

Dear Editor: I was very excited when Jane Shin announced her B.C. NDP candidacy for the Burnaby-Lougheed riding with a long list of colourful but somewhat mysterious credentials.

We could wring our editorial hands over the low voter turnout - although it did bump up by a miniscule one per cent this time. We could decry the lack of substantive debate on issues during the campaign.

I must confess, I've always had a soft spot for Christy Clark. She reminds me a bit like Demi Moore in that movie, G.I. Jane. Of course, G.I. Jane's story and hers diverge somewhat.