Letters

Re: "Suspension over, Stahl set for season debut with Royals" and "Penalty derails Grizzlies," Sept. 27.

Re: "Poor regional planning cause of transit problems," Oct. 7. The writer brings up some excellent points about lousy service to University of Victoria students trying to bus to school.

Howard Waldner, the retiring CEO of the Vancouver Island Health Authority, will be a hard act to follow.

The provincial government brought the hammer down on drunk drivers, and now it wants to go after dangerous drivers who repeatedly flout laws that are supposed to keep us safe on the roads.

Re: "Macbeth goes Italian, operatic," Oct. 4. I was surprised to read that Pacific Opera Victoria's Macbeth director, Morris Panych, finds opera "really boring ... and repetitive.

Everyone wants to attract young people to our decrepit and discredited political arena - indeed, many look to generational change for a fresh start - but we shouldn't confuse "young" with "new.

Has anyone else noticed that our Canadian flag is actually a picture of two people yelling at each other? Look at the white spaces between the red and you will see two people with their foreheads together, with long pointy noses, yelling.

Re: "Bite of the living dead," Oct. 7. Disgusting! That's all I can say about your pathetic attempt to make news out of an offensive ritual. John Stonehouse Victoria

Speaking to a room full of final-year student teachers at the University of Victoria last week was a bittersweet experience. Sweet a bittersweet experience.

Canada is an incredibly blessed country with immense natural resources, human potential and institutions that are tasked with making it all work.