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Don't leave diversity behind

Canada's greatest strength is its diversity of people with their varying cultures and beliefs. Unfortunately, whether new to this land or not, there will always be the occasional rotten egg.

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Reason to fear post-secondary costs

Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto's Feb. 1 letter "Taxpayers support post-secondaries" seems to state that we shouldn't be worried about the state of post-secondary education in B.C. I wholeheartedly disagree.

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Square talk on smart meters

I hope that none of the people who oppose the new B.C. Hydro smart meters ever use a cellphone or a household cordless phone. These devices, which are far more pervasive than smart meters, transmit signals right through your skull when you hold them to your ear.

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Liberals set PCC on ruinous road

Minister Ida Chong is only now critical of the Provincial Capital Commission's performance?

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No spare cash for rail work

A few pages from the Feb. 1 story "Air your views on LRT funding" (only $950 million of taxpayers' money) is the opinion piece on the E&N written by the chief operating officer of the Island Corridor Foundation.

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Occupy Ottawa to get rid of Harper

I would like to make a suggestion to the Occupy group. Start a citizens non-confidence vote against the Harper Conservatives. Maybe we can get rid of them before they do any more damage to this country.

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End of line for pensioners?

Regarding the comments made by a Conservative senator ("Let worst offenders hang themselves") is it prisoners now, pensioners next?

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Clean up MP pensions before attacking ours

Prime Minister Stephen Harper seems to be in a mood to fiddle with our pensions.

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Jeff Buziak leads a memorial walk on Thursday to honour his slain daughter Lindsay. A letter-writer suggests that even those who did not know the young woman have been touched by the outpouring of sympathy in the wake of the unsolved crime.

Sleepless nights over Lindsay Buziak

Re: "Family and friends walk for Lindsay Buziak," Feb. 3.

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Wolves not bad, despite new film

Thumbs down for the new film The Grey: A pathetic lie.

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Thank teachers for their efforts

A recent letter mentioned the need to "put one [English teacher] in the museum and be done with it."

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No golf course paid by taxpayers

The civic brain trusts contend that Cedar Hill provides affordable golf recreation that other courses do not.

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A letter-writer suggests Victoria's City Hall would have a more logical home in James Bay near the legislature, rather than its current location in the middle of downtown's commercial core.

Shift city hall to James Bay

From its log-barricaded start, Victoria has developed into a tourist destination with a lovely, inviting harbour and a gentle skyline.

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After the highway work, bridge will be replaced

As a resident of View Royal, helplessly impacted by the almost year-long beautification project on the old Island Highway, I am groaning at the thought of the Craigflower Bridge replacement.

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Island chunnel is the answer

Linking to the mainland would not be cheap or easy, but making it happen only requires stepping out of the 20th century car-box. I propose an undersea tunnel with electrified rail (lack of ventilation would not allow for cars).

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Income inequality leads to greater unrest

Responding in a recent interview to indications that the income gap in British Columbia is widening, our intrepid Finance Minister Kevin Falcon joked that Cuba has income equality because everyone is equally poor.

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Visit parrot centre to judge its value

Re: "Spending priorities need a second look," letter, Feb. 1.

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Ferry system is like a bridge

A recent letter suggested that ferries should be thought of as being more like buses than planes.

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Cabinet revolt likely in Ottawa?

Perhaps the most unfortunate part of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's branding those Canadians whose values differ from his, and the use of public resources to denigrate and undermine them, is the failure of Conservative members and ministers to step forward and stand up for Canadian citizens and their democratic rights.

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