Opinion

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dear Editor: There has been much said about the deplorably low turnout in recent provincial elections. The chief electoral officer has done much to make it easy to vote, apparently without significant effect as the turnout is still dropping.

Dear Editor: Re: Jane Shin speaks, Burnaby NOW, May 24. I sincerely congratulate Dr. Jane Shin on her successful election campaign for B.C. legislature. Her success is remarkable in many ways.