Opinion

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

Dear Editor: Forgive me for not sharing the enthusiasm with which some of my fellow citizens are attacking Vic Toews and his Bill C30.

Dear Editor: Religious intolerance is one of the greatest evils in history.

Dear Editor: Finance Minister Kevin Falcon uses the word "prudent" a lot to describe his first budget. The contents, however, suggest that prudence is not a strategy but, rather, is an euphemism for doing nothing. Think about it.

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.