Opinion

Kudos to Supreme Court Master Heather MacNaughton who ruled this week that Brian Burke's lawyer can serve legal documents to the folks who apparently thought it would be fun to spread vicious rumours via the Internet alleging Burke fathered a child w

Dear Editor: In response to letters to the editor attacking Jane Shin, in particular the letter from Garth Evans, some clarification: the title of doctor is earned upon achievement of the level of a PhD in many fields, as well as an MD.

The outcome of the provincial election is bad news for Burnaby. It is now almost a certainty that the expansion of the pipeline cutting through the northeast corner will not be seriously challenged by the re-elected B.C. Liberal government.

Dear Editor: Re: Jane Shin speaks, Burnaby NOW, May 24. Dr. Shin, you now take full responsibility for your misleading credentials. And yet you feel traumatized by their political consequences? Jane Shin, MLA . grow up! Bill Debiuk Burnaby

Dear Editor: Re: Pundits were wrong about Libs, column, Burnaby NOW, May 22. I am writing in response to Keith Baldrey's opinion piece.

Once upon a time, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's statements of outrage against government waste and cronyism sounded more convincing. That time was when he and the Conservatives were in Opposition.

Dear Editor: Re: Jane Shin speaks, Burnaby NOW, May 24. Jane Shin's misleading resume raises many questions.

The great thing about political punditry is the ability to be right and wrong at the same time and get away with it, which is why the pundits who were no better at predicting the outcome of the B.C.

Dear Editor: I have been wondering for years how the City of Burnaby's engineering and planning department works. What I have noticed in North Burnaby is that there is a lot of money wasted.

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.