Opinion

This article originally appeared on 5kids1condo.com . It has been republished with permission from the author.

Government spending on buildings is often rated more highly than money spent on people. After all, the fact that a new school or highway is an investment is the justification for going into long-term debt.

Unions are under a lot of pressure today. It’s not that it’s ever been an easy ride for unions.

Dear Editor: When we house exchange to Europe, we take our children (starting when they were ages five and seven) cycling through busy city streets.

Dear Editor: As a driver and a cyclist, I must respond to the negative reaction to the bike lanes. First, this portion of Seventh Avenue is the widest residential street in town.

Dear Editor: With all of the bad news and negativity that is in the news and in the press, I thought I would share this with you. As I walked out of London Drugs towards Buy Low, a woman was sitting on the bench outside of the medical clinic.

Dear Editor: Re: New West unites to stand against hate, Aug. 17. It is not against the law to be a racist. There is no provision in the Criminal Code of Canada that says being a racist is illegal.

There were two reminders on display last week of why the NDP is in power in this province and the B.C. Liberals are not. First came the official confirmation by the auditor-general that the last fiscal year ran up a huge $2.7 billion surplus.

This may be where the rubber hits the road in the B.C. Legislature – both figuratively and literally. On Monday, Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Greens, said he will reintroduce legislation to enable ridesharing in B.C.

Dear Editor: Re: Seventh Avenue is unsafe for bicycles, Inbox, the Record , Aug. 17. I have to agree with last week’s letter about the new bike lanes on Seventh Avenue. I have never seen such a ridiculous design in my life.