Opinion

DEAR EDITOR: In the early 1970s, when teacher-initiated corporal punishment was in the process of gradually being phased out, I endured the most formidable, frightening bully of my life - my Grade 2 teacher.

More than any other province, British Columbia should be demanding a detailed analysis and full discussion of provisions in a proposed "investment" treaty that has already been signed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

DEAR EDITOR: Re: Comments from Mayor Wayne Wright, The New New Westminster, BCBusiness Magazine October 2012.

Several years ago pundits were predicting the demise of Remembrance Day ceremonies. Yes, they would still exist, but they would be much smaller ceremonies with fewer participants, and, of course, fewer veterans. Fortunately, the pundits were wrong.

None of us born in the years since the Second World War ended are ever likely to see such dark days.

Dear Editor: On behalf of Burnaby Mountain Secondary School's Global Awareness Initiative Network, I would like to thank the residents of Lower Sapperton for their amazing support and generosity towards our We Scare Hunger Campaign.

Dear Editor: Re: Pooches need room to roam. The Record, Oct. 12 That spaniel-Chihuahua cross, Indio, is gorgeous. We live near Moody Park in a building with a no-pet policy. I'd be happy with a fenced off-leash area in Moody Park.

The B.C. Liberals are once again showing that the longer a party remains in power, the more it attempts to avoid accountability and transparency.

Dear Editor, Re: Clarifying board's motion, Letters, The Record, Oct. 31. Well, not much has changed at the New Westminster school district since last November's election.

Dear Editor: Re: Dodge the media: new take, old game, Pat Tracy's column, The Record, Nov. 2. I agree with your article outlining the current game that interviewers and interviewees play with one caveat as to why it is so prevalent.