Opinion

Dear Editor: Most Canadians welcome immigrants coming to our country intending to live here, to learn our language and to participate in the life of our country.

The B.C. Liberal government’s annual budget usually contains little drama, as the bulk of it is made public as part of the three-year fiscal plan that accompanies the budget presentation every year. But this coming year may be slightly different.

It’s a no-win situation. Keep school lands in the public trust or rebuild seismically unsound schools to meet the needs of our communities.

“Please Elizabeth write something on (affordable housing) as people have short memories! Before election they promise to help the poor and middle class; after that, it’s ‘goodbye.’ People believe these politicians who say they have vision for B.C.

Dear Editor: (City of North Vancouver) Mayor Darrell Mussatto wants to attract more bike riders in North Vancouver.

Dear Editor: As a first-generation Canadian, I’d like to applaud Gerhard Winkler for recounting his experience as a newcomer to this country in his letter Newcomers Not Always Warmly Welcomed, Dec. 27.

Opposition Conservatives are calling on the Trudeau government to justify the sale of $15 billion in military vehicles to Saudi Arabia, given the country’s atrocious human rights record.

The loonie is limboing lower and lower, on its way to US 59 cents, financial experts are predicting. Yes, gas is cheaper, thanks to the drop in oil prices, which also benefits Canadian manufacturers.

Dear Editor: I like so many are concerned about the recent B.C. land assessments, as seniors it is a serious problem. I sold my property in Vancouver after my wife died in 2012 and moved to North Vancouver to a smaller house.

Dear Editor: I am flabbergasted at the huge increase in property assessments. We live in an older, 1,045-square-foot townhouse and we have been assessed a value which is some six times higher than all the previous years assessment amounts.