Opinion

Everyone knows education is expensive, but an uneducated population is not a productive one.

When then-Premier Mike Harcourt's government was engulfed in scandal and controversy in the mid-1990s, speculation began to build on whether he could hang on as leader.

Here's a question that our provincial government ought to be able to answer but can't: How much water is the world's biggest bottled water seller withdrawing from wells in British Columbia? The province doesn't know because it isn't asking.

Dear Editor: Thank you for your opinion piece re: National Peacekeepers Day (Lest we forget to honour the peacekeepers, Our View, The Record, Aug. 9). Your article has made me consider my relationship with "the military" (and guns) over my lifetime.

Dear Editor: Say goodbye to the neighbourhoods you're describing. Your series on our neighbourhoods raises many rich memories. However, the reality is that these neighbourhoods are being overrun by commuter traffic.

It's funny how quickly we West Coasters adapt. After many months of living through the gray dampness that comes with our rainforest locale, the sun is usually a welcome respite.

Dear Editor: Open letter to governor general David Johnston: I am writing to you today as a Canadian citizen frustrated by my prime minister's lack of responsibilty to the Canadian taxpayer. Mr.

Governments like to try to bury bad news announcements, and using a Friday in the dog days of summer is usually a good time to try it. And that's what the B.C.

It's been an expensive week for B.C. taxpayers. Last Friday, we found out we're on the hook for a $750-million settlement over power B.C. Hydro sold to California more than 10 years ago.

Dear Editor: Here's another dumb idea to annoy B.C. voters: www.theprovince.com/news/Harbour+official+so unds+alarm+over+Rail+plan+bridge+staff/866325 4/story.html.