Opinion

Hey, remember three years ago, when the stock market was in free fall, Europe's finances were looking shaky and any government help was uncertain at best? Welcome to 2008, Part 2.

Municipal governments and the tax dollars they spend have been thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks, and they are about to discover that scrutiny of their dealings is going to increase significantly.

Dear Editor: Re: Political diversity is crucial for democracy, Our View, Burnaby NOW, July 27. Burnaby city council and the Burnaby board of education, like Burnaby itself, are perfectly fine examples of diversity and democracy.

What makes a city a place that people want to be? Is is the amount of greenspace? Is it the property values? Maybe the amount of security in the form of local police forces? Is it location, or infrastructure, or the reputation of the education system

Dear Editor: With so much wet, rainy weather and rivers overflowing in British Columbia this spring and summer, it's too bad we don't have enough hydroelectric generating capacity in place to take advantage of it and export clean, renewable electrici

Dear Editor: There are two things the B.C. government can do to save us all money. One of the arguments the B.C. government makes in favour of the HST is that it saves money by eliminating the costs of collecting the PST.

The tail end of July is traditionally the sleepy season for politics. We can expect a month off from council meetings in most communities.

Dear Editor: There's too much anger in the debate about the Burnaby school district issues. It's not accurate to equate courteously disagreeing with someone's lifestyle to being in favour of any kind of bullying.

Dear Editor: I agree with Keith Baldrey's viewpoint that there is genuine resentment to more taxation (Has B.C. reached breaking point? In My Opinion, Burnaby NOW, July 27).

Dear Editor: The $550 million being spent by the province to install a new retractable roof on the B.C. Place Stadium is the worst misallocation of resources I can remember.