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Letter: I took election signs for 'real'

Letter: I took election signs for 'real'

Dear Editor, Re: Election result: I felt such turmoil over which party to elect as I was walking to the polling station to vote.
Letter: What has Wong ever done for us?

Letter: What has Wong ever done for us?

Dear Editor, Re: Election result: As a cabinet minister in Stephen Harper’s government, our Alice Wong was notable for her silence, invisibility, and role as a passive bobble-head while sitting in Parliament.
Letter: Airbnb creating a ghostly Richmond

Letter: Airbnb creating a ghostly Richmond

Dear Editor, While travelling extensively in Europe, our family stayed in B&Bs, mainly for our children to experience the people of the city or country, and they were usually less expensive.
Letter: A touching tale of transit impatience

Letter: A touching tale of transit impatience

Dear Editor, An incident like this one may happen every day in the city. This time around, it was thought-provoking to me. Time: Before noon; Place: Cook Road, leading to No. 3 Road; Who: A bus driver, a mature-looking lady and an elderly gentleman.
Letters: The teaching is critical for new curriculum

Letters: The teaching is critical for new curriculum

Dear Editor, Re: “Curriculum as good as its funding,” News, Oct. 14.
Column: Many voting drops can make an electoral tsunami

Column: Many voting drops can make an electoral tsunami

So, it was a big day last Sunday as my 18-year-old son and I walked over to the Steveston Buddhist Temple to cast our votes in the advance polls — he for the first time ever.
Letter: Past deeds paint Liberal candidate with a 'red' light

Letter: Past deeds paint Liberal candidate with a 'red' light

Dear Editor, Re: “Liberal candidate Peschisolido responds to ongoing litigation,” News, Oct. 9. I have read the latest article about Mr.
Letter: Different riding, same lame party lines

Letter: Different riding, same lame party lines

Dear Editor, I was pleased with the re-drawing of my electoral district boundary, mainly because I would no longer be represented by Alice Wong, the archetypal “trained seal” of the Conservatives.
Letter: Electoral system needs a fix

Letter: Electoral system needs a fix

Dear Editor, Had enough of (Prime Minister Stephen) Harper? You’re not alone. A majority of Canadians want change — nearly 70 per cent of voters, according to polls. But that doesn’t guarantee we’ll see it.
Letter: Strategic voting a lazy way

Letter: Strategic voting a lazy way

Dear Editor, Another thing at Thanksgiving that gave me indigestion was to hear my neighbour proudly telling my husband and I that he had just voted “Y” even though he wanted to vote “Z” because he voted “strategically.