Opinion

Dear Editor: I read with interest your April 4 editorial April Fools regarding new cost increases to the average citizen. One that was missing, while not a "tax increase" as such, has exactly the same effect.

Dear Editor: Looking for a lost pet is always difficult, and we hope that putting up posters, knocking on doors, posting online ads and so on, will all produce a good result. Our orange cat, extremely handsome and friendly, has been gone since Feb.

Every now and then an issue suddenly pops up in our political arena that leaves you scratching your head, wondering about the government's apparent lack of compassion and common sense.

In today's world of digital tattoos, it's difficult to raise eyebrows about the extent to which our personal information gets shared. But this week, B.C.

Dear Editor: Re: 'Unsightly' Gantry Crane Disturbs Waterfront Vista, April 9.

It’s never too late to give up our prejudices and never too early to go negative.

For the past 10 years, the drug Tamiflu has been the last line of defence against flu complications. During the menagerie of flu outbreaks (swine, bird) and SARS, the Canadian government spent $77 million on Tamiflu.

"Everybody can visualize the oil on the beach and the ducks but they're not thinking about the evaporation of those chemicals.

" It's not what people don't know that hurts them, it's what they know that ain't true... " -Will Rogers "Economic Diplomacy" is the new buzz phrase in governance.

As the Canucks burn out, the Aquilinis fiddle with the front office. Coming off a season of highs and lows (well, mainly lows) the brass deposited Mike Gillis in the Canucks’ GM protection program and trotted out Vancouver golden boy Trevor Linden.