Opinion

To the chagrin of many educators, the Fraser Institute’s rankings of elementary schools came out this week.

Dear Editor: When an impatient Greyhound bus driver dumped my daughter in Guelph, Ont., he refused to let her get her bag. She was 16, in a town she didn’t know. She was supposed to attend a weekend track camp.

Next week, Finance Minister Mike de Jong will table the new provincial budget and with it there will undoubtedly be some spending and revenue “adjustments” to woo voters just in time for the provincial election, which is less than three months away.

W ith the B.C. election less than three months away, government announcements and media events are happening pretty much daily around the province.

Dear Editor: One can only pity (Prime Minister Justin) Trudeau’s hapless refugees if (Conservative leadership contender Kellie) Leitch ever finds herself in charge of the country. She intends to (ask if they ascribe to) “Canadian values.

Dear Editor: I encourage everyone everywhere to pay attention to what is happening at their municipal council meetings. They affect our daily lives so directly.

Dear Editor: The 2016 Census data released last week should put an end to the dithering about population growth on the North Shore.

Dear Editor: Re: Moodyville Park Land Swap Goes to Negative Vote, Jan. 17 news story. The alternative approval process is difficult to access for the average person and discourages most from participating.

“I don’t need farmers; I get my food from the grocery store.

To err is human, to baselessly accuse political rivals of crimes against democracy is pure Christy Clark. B.C.