Opinion

Dear Editor: First I want to say thanks for your article on "Is it finally time to legalize pot?" (Editor's Letter, by Pat Tracy, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 17).

Dear Editor: I thought it might be appropriate to comment on the B.C. Liberal budget but found that it contained very little that merited comment, which, of course, in itself is a significant comment. Bill Brassington, Burnaby

Dear Editor: Re: Is it finally time to legalize pot?, Editor's Letter, by Pat Tracy, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 17. Hallelujah! Four former B.C.

It's not as if they ever went away, but bullies are back in the news again. Again, we're reminded that, for many kids, going to school is a fearful experience.

Vic Toews, Canada's public safety minister, recently issued a blunt declaration about his new Internet spying bill. Anyone who opposes Bill C-30 "can either stand with us or with the child pornographers," Toews declared. Well, to reassure Mr.

Dear Editor: Recently Burnaby city council has approved a number of new residential highrise buildings in the Metrotown area, including two of 45 and 46 storeys. Similar development is taking place in the Brentwood area.

Who can blame authorities? Catching bad guys is so much easier when you don't have to respect privacy rights

Dear Editor: Re: City teachers target MLAs, Burnaby NOW, Feb.

The minister of finance framed the 2012 budget using the theme of fiscal prudence in uncertain economic times, but this can't be further from the truth.

Dear Editor: The legalization of marijuana from a social and financial viewpoint seems to make sense. Control its use via government regulation, decriminalize the user, and tax the hell out of it.