Opinion

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The Editor, Re: "Read before you write, Lake," Letters, July 13. I missed the letter Branko Popazivanov got so upset about, but his letter certainly deserves comment. Basing your opinion on long dead writers like G.K. Chesterton and H.L.

The Editor, Re: "Disgraced former officer skirts jail time," News, Aug. 1. More evidence that punishment for RCMP is skewed in their favour.

Picking fights with other governments can often be a winning strategy for political leaders, but it's unclear yet whether Premier Christy Clark's line-in-thesand stance on the Enbridge pipeline will make her party competitive again.

Figures released recently by Statistics Canada should put to rest the idea that an out-of-control crime wave is sweeping the country. As in recent years, the numbers show that crime is down - way down - to its lowest point in decades.

The Editor, The killing of innocent people is an abhorrent crime. It is even more disturbing when it happens in a country like Canada. The latest shooting tragedy in the Scarborough area of Toronto has brought this issue to the forefront, again.

The Editor, It can be suggested that the restrictive parking initiated and imposed by the federal government is beginning to cause serious harm to the businesses in, and visitors to, Steveston.

The Editor, I am appalled at the sentence given to exRCMP Cpl. Benjamin (Monty) Robinson by Justice Janice Dillon. Justice in this province is perverted.

WEALTH SMARTS Deep down, I know that financial planning is simple: plan for life's risks and our inevitable mortality, spend less than we earn and invest wisely. You can also go far by avoiding the following mistakes: 1.

The Editor, Re: "In defense of reason," Letters, July 20. I feel very sorry for someone as angry (and misinformed) as Alan Halliday.