Opinion

It's hard to imagine what Alice Wong's office was thinking when it decided to hold a press conference at which our local MP would slurp down a bowl of perhaps the most controversial item on the political menu - shark fin soup.

The Editor, Re: "Wong stands by decision to eat shark fin," News, Oct. 17. Alice Wong is amazing, a few weeks back, she was very happy to have a chauffer in Ottawa, it was such a time-saver.

The following letters are in response to "Wong stands by decision to eat shark fin," News, Oct. 17

The Editor, We've been teaching William Golding's Lord of the Flies in B.C. schools since the early '60s.

The Editor, Re: "Wong stands by decision to eat shark fin," News, Oct. 17. I am absolutely APPALLED by the front page picture of Alice Wong, a representative of my local government, eating shark fin soup.

The Editor, Re: "Wong stands by decision to eat shark fin," News, Oct. 17. Alice Wong sure doesn't represent me! I am embarrassed that my elected representative, Alice Wong, has taken such a wrong-headed public stand on shark fin soup.

The following letters are in response to "Wong stands by decision to eat shark fin," News, Oct. 17

The following letters are in response to "Wong stands by decision to eat shark fin," News, Oct. 17

I t is horrifying to learn that a young girl has taken her own life feeling alone and persecuted.

The Editor, Re: "Wong defends decision to eat shark fin soup," Online, Oct. 13. Speaking as a Chinese-Canadian, I find all Chinese people opposed to banning shark fins a disgrace.