Opinion

Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially started the election campaign last weekend, making the time between the official campaign start and casting of ballots the longest on record in over 140 years.

I was stuck in a traffic jam on Queens the other day… You heard that right. A traffic jam. On Queens. I kid you not; it was bumper-to-bumper from the Edgemont Boulevard fruit stand to the Delbrook tennis courts.

Dear Editor: Re: Emotions Run High in Nestle Water Debate , July 17. Thank you for helping me find the middle road in this water debate. I have seen a few emotionally charged postings on Facebook on the subject.

Dear Editor: I just read your article and saw the artist’s depiction of the planned gallery and museum.

Dear Editor: When did you last hug a Lions Gate Hospital staff member, or for that matter an employee of any other hospital? I am remiss for it was a long time ago.

Dear Editor: On June 21 your newspaper published an article about the closure of the North Vancouver WorksafeBC office. I want to clarify some of the information given to you by WorkSafeBC.

If you thought that making sure there’s still water through our taps, or deciding if a casino will be built next door were the most important issues facing local government, you’d be wrong.

The unexpected appointment of Peter Fassbender as the B.C. cabinet minister now responsible for TransLink has everyone guessing what he may have in store for the beleaguered transit authority.

Dear Editor: Re: Viewpoint ( Expatriate Love ), July 29 I can see that Stephen Harper and the Conservatives are in for a tough election.

“A former member of the [provincial] Executive Council or a former parliamentary secretary must not [for 24 months] make representations to the government in relation to any specific ongoing transaction or negotiation to which the government is a par