Opinion

The Liberals may be celebrating polling success in the four byelections held Monday, but so many disparate factors were at play that it's too soon to anoint Justin Trudeau as the party's saviour.

North Vancouver - Dear Editor: I attended the Nov. 18 meeting of District of North Vancouver council and would have spoken during the public input if I hadn't felt intimidated by the majority of the audience.

"There were frequently more 'God damns' and 'hells' than nouns in his sentences." Former labour reporter Rod Mickleburgh reflects on the dominating personality of departed union leader Jack Munro (from a Nov. 20 news story).

If at first you don't succeed.. ..

Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Dear Editor: Three cheers for George Pringle's proposal to amalgamate North Vancouver city and district. It's never been put to a referendum. If it was, I'm sure it would pass. Even when combined both would still be smaller than Vancouver or Surrey.

In this world of arithmetic-challenged senators and celebrity mayoral sinners, we should be proud of three North Shore politicians of exemplary character.

Fifty years later the life and death of John F. Kennedy continue to engage historians and conspiracy theorists alike - the guesstimates on the number of books on the topic run as high as 40,000.

To West Vancouver mayor and council: You frequently have the difficult task of making a decision for the best of the entire community in the face of localized opposition, balancing the greater good against the perceived impact on a few.

Dear Editor: Surprise, surprise, another predictable endorsement of top-downbusiness-as-usual from Trevor Lautens. This time approving the cutting of "lesser, artsy programs" at Capilano University.