Opinion

Campaigning in Canada taking on a "scorched earth" approach that is too similar to American-style politics

Dear Editor: Re: Ban smoking in all parks, Letters to the Editor, Burnaby NOW, March 2. Let me start by saying I am not a smoker. I could not agree more with the writer.

Dear Editor: Forgive me for not sharing the enthusiasm with which some of my fellow citizens are attacking Vic Toews and his Bill C-30.

Dear Editor: Re: Minister challenged to visit 'needy' district, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 17 The provincial economy - the education part at least - is a brutal partisan game.

We all have a role to play in helping to empower victims and to help tackle the root causes of bullying

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: Re: It's a stay-the-course fiscal plan, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 22 Finance Minister Kevin Falcon uses the word "prudent" a lot to describe his first budget.

Dear Editor: Re: Butts out in Burnaby Lake Park, but other city parks still allow smoking, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 8 Our parks are supposed to be for healthy, active use.

A combination of bad blood, no money and no reason for either side to bend adds up to fruitless negotiations

Dear Editor: The B.C. government is legislating teachers with an imposed contract after fruitless attempts at bargaining came up with no resolution.