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Global warming is a hoax

Global warming is a hoax

Dear Editor: My wife and I found another point to agree on: The Harper government is terrible at getting their message out. So, let me take care of one - read it here first (and send money): Global warming (is) for real dummies. You have been had.
The high cost of extraction

The high cost of extraction

Dear Editor: The party that just got re-elected in B.C.
FCM justifiable - sister city visits not so much

FCM justifiable - sister city visits not so much

We are usually one of the first to jump on the penny-pinching political bandwagon. Politicians should spend taxpayers' dollars as frugally and thoughtfully as possible.
Politicians challenged to duel

Politicians challenged to duel

Dear Editor: Re: Mayor and MLA go head to head, Burnaby NOW, May 24. So Mayor Derek Corrigan and MLA Peter Fassbender are having differences of opinion regarding transit issues, we see.
Is this the end of the B.C. NDP?

Is this the end of the B.C. NDP?

While the B.C. Liberals have debated among themselves for months now whether or not they should change the name of their party, perhaps it is actually the NDP that needs to have precisely the same kind of discussion among their own members.
City spending recklessly

City spending recklessly

Dear Editor: The assessed value of my home went up eight per cent between 2012 and 2013. My total taxes have gone up 13 per cent (utilities and taxes combined). To my knowledge, I am not receiving any additional services for the increased taxation.
Teachers' union should at least talk with govt

Teachers' union should at least talk with govt

The teachers' union does itself no favours when it shoots down a 10-year deal with the provincial government without giving it some serious thought.
Conservatives having a rough go

Conservatives having a rough go

Dear Editor: This is not a good time for Conservatives. If all the news out of Ottawa is true and not just excerpts guaranteed to sell newspapers, then there is no excuse. Under the bus.
Get over issues with Shin

Get over issues with Shin

Dear Editor: Jane Shin won the election in Burnaby-Lougheed. From what I read, she is highly educated. You people who condemn Ms. Shin because she has a PhD and uses the title Dr. should educate yourselves.
NDP voters didn't bother

NDP voters didn't bother

Dear Editor: Once upon a time a founder of the NDP said something like; "never get so hungry for power that you abandon your principles." So in this election, the NDP travelled the high road and got creamed.