Letters

I live on a disability pension from the province, which gives me $906 a month to live on. Of this, $375 is earmarked for rent, hydro, phone, cable. I would challenge anyone who is unable to work to survive on this with any kind of dignity.

Recently, two people resigned from the Capital Regional District's advisory group, which is trying to formulate a deer-management plan. Their complaint seems to be, among other things, that nobody can give them a deer-population number.

Re: "Oda exits politics, regrets bill but not the juice," Aug. 1. Tell me it ain't so! Former cabinet minister Bev Oda, after eight years service, is now eligible for a parliamentary pension of $52,183 a year.

When I first started looking for an apartment in Victoria, I was amazed at how often landlords post ads requiring tenants to be non-smokers and generally prohibiting pets, particularly dogs. I am a moderate smoker and I enjoy the company of my dog.

I have been a member of The Land Conservancy for a number of years and have sent donations when I could. My sister's family regularly receives a family TLC membership from me as a Christmas present.

Re: "Let's find real solutions to the deer problem," July 29. I applaud the call for a humane solution to the conflict between gardeners and wildlife. With all the letters pro and con, it is not surprising that guns are a recurrent theme.

Re: "Privacy czar to investigate licence scans," July 31. The privacy investigation into police use of licence-plate scans is unnecessary overkill. Every individual has a public and a private persona.

Let's try to boil this B.C.-Alberta pipeline-compensation dispute down to a neighbourhood level.

Re: "Ex-Mountie case calls for appeal," Aug. 1.

Re: "Immigrants should pay full costs," July 31. I came to Canada in 1951 as an immigrant. I did not pay one penny for processing my application for a visa. The government of Canada had sent recruiters to Europe to encourage people to apply.