Letters

Ted Smith is the happiest new taxpayer you can imagine. The longtime marijuana advocate was only too happy to go public recently with news that the Canada Revenue Agency has sent him a demand note for about $150,000 in back taxes.

Re: "Proportional vote won't solve problems," Sept.15.

Re: "Local delegation planning Asia trip," Sept 15. Victoria's mayor and city manager are planning a trip to China in October to "strengthen economic and educational ties." They've applied to the province to fund travel costs.

Re: "Why should we support the Chinese economy?" Sept. 13.

Re: "Clark, Redford challenge stereotypes," Sept. 14. The writer suggests our government's position on heavy-oil pipelines is only about financial benefits for B.C. That is only one-fifth of the picture.

Re: "Arena liquor ban to be appealed," Sept. 15. So a few 17-year-old boys sipped on some $7 beers at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre five years ago. They didn't leave the arena and crash their car, they didn't cause a drunken brawl in the stands.

Re: "Transit must be part of overall regional planning," Sept. 15. There are so many flaws in the focus on transit for Capital Regional District planning that this space is nowhere near large enough to address them all.

The truth is the people in B.C. desperately want the Enbridge pipeline.

When the penny is gone, does this mean gas prices will go up and down a nickel at a time? Mark Dunlop Victoria

Re: "One-year target for bus-only lanes on Douglas Street," Sept. 13. Maybe it's time for Victoria to consider pedestrian-friendly urban design such as 16th Street in Denver.