Re: “Clark, son to help build Indian school,” Dec. 16, and “Saanich council at odds with new mayor,” Dec. 18.
The newspaper can be a useful educational tool, as evidenced by two recent stories.
Premier Christy Clark plans to take her son halfway around the world to India over Christmas to help build homes for the poor, to teach him about empathy — leaving behind the poor on B.C.’s streets.
Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell’s first act in office is to oust top civil servant Paul Murray while almost simultaneously vowing to investigate the production of political candidate profiles, using staff resources, prior to the recent election campaign. “Staff are supposed to be apolitical,” Atwell was quoted as saying.
To top it off, Atwell, whose platform contained a plank promising transparency, did not return reporters’ initial phone calls on the matter.
For teachers of English literature, examples of the literary term “irony” abound.
Lorraine Lindsay
Saanich
