Opinion

Dear Editor: Why is it every time the subject of marijuana rises to a public commentary, one of the first things we hear is "tax it, legalize it, regulate it"? I can make beer or wine and even grow tobacco with no licensing, regulating or taxing.

It's not as if they ever went away, but bullies are back in the news again. Again, we're reminded that, for many kids, going to school is a fearful experience.

Vic Toews, Canada's public safety minister, recently issued a blunt declaration about his new Internet spying bill. Anyone who opposes Bill C-30 "can either stand with us or with the child pornographers," Toews declared. Well, to reassure Mr.

Dear Editor: Firstly, congratulations to all responsible for the Pier Park award (City's Pier Park wins national award, The Record, Feb. 15) presented by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

There's been much comment this week on the insidious potential of the federal government's proposed Internet snooping laws.

Dear Editor: Re: No chance for Libs in Royal City, Letter to the Editor, The Record, Feb. 15. I must take issue with my good friend Paul Forseth's self-serving prediction of B.C. Liberal demise. Christy Clark will not be the Kim Campbell of B.C.

The first week of the spring legislative sitting was a week from hell for the B.C. Liberals, and, if this continues, the rumours bubbling beneath the surface will soon boil over publicly. Some of the whispers seem wild, others quite plausible.

Dear Editor: Clouds of black smoke emitting from large trucks climbing the Royal Avenue hill from Stewardson Way towards the city hall, creating a haze of black smoke all the way up the hill truck after truck.

Dear Editor: There is a lot of chatter about how to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on bridges and roads. Not once have I heard what seems to be the most common sense solution.

The political campaign cliché used to be a photo of a candidate kissing a baby. Now it might as well be one of a politician hugging a senior citizen. Yes, you know it's campaign time when the Liberals roll out promises to senior citizens.