"I was hoping for this kind of response, but when I actually got it, it surprised the hell out of me."
After a high school experience marred by homophobic bullying, Argyle graduate Robin Tomlin reflects on the outpouring of public support he received during his successful campaign to get an apology from the North Vancouver school district (from an Oct. 7 news story).
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"There's more than a little bit of penis envy in that. You don't fill a room and generate this kind of buzz and excitement because of a name."
Former West Vancouver Liberal candidate Dan Veniez discusses the popularity of Justin Trudeau, and the accompanying backlash against the son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau (from an Oct. 10 news story).
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"It was a lot of tossing us bones instead of giving us real infrastructure."
Cycling advocate Jay MacDonald on the lack of bicycle lanes in the District of North Vancouver and the improved 2012 transit plan (from an Oct. 12 news story).
