Opinion

Dear Editor: In light of the recent happenings at city hall regarding the $59-million loan from city reserves to support various city projects, I would like to offer my analysis.

Dear Editor: Re: $59-million loan under scrutiny, The Record, July 18. I totally agree with Ed Linstead's account of what is happening with the tower proposed for the civic centre.

Mark Twain once said: Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government when it deserves it.

Dear Editor: Wow - thanks to the media, the truth about our special interest mayor, councillors and some city staff is coming to light.

Yikes. It's not often that a bureaucrat comes out with such a harsh rebuke as when auditor general John Doyle came out with his report last week calling provincial finances a mess and provincial bookkeeping "woefully inadequate.

Dear Editor: Re: Whose rights and health deserve protection?, The Record, July 20.

Dear Editor: Re: City moves ahead with centre plan, The Record, July 18.

Dear Editor: I know that the councillors at city hall have a very important job and, given the times, a difficult one.

Dear Editor: I am writing to express my dismay that city council has approved an additional $59 million in borrowing in order to complete the office tower over the new civic centre.

Picking fights with other governments can often be a winning strategy for political leaders, but it's unclear yet whether Premier Christy Clark's line-in-the-sand stance on the Enbridge pipeline will make her party competitive again.