Opinion

The Editor, Re: "Rent hikes threaten arts and crafts groups," News, Dec. 9. Many long-time arts and crafts organizations are struggling to cover rent hikes that have already occurred.

It's been a month and a half since the leaders of the Attawapiskat reserve in northern Ontario declared a state of emergency.

The confidence and unity that has been building in the NDP was on full public display at the party's convention this past weekend, and the gathering served as a coming-out party of sorts for leader Adrian Dix.

The confidence and unity that has been building in the NDP was on full public display at the partys convention this past weekend, and the gathering served as a coming-out party of sorts for leader Adrian Dix.

I was torn, this week, between writing about the municipal elections and continuing to talk about the Parents and Grandparents Super Visa, especially after the article in the Richmond News about apparent ethnic bloc voting in certain polling stations

The Editor, Re: Offshore dollars pose possible cause to poverty rates, Letters, Nov. 30, Face it folks, poverty lives here, Letters, Dec. 9.

The Editor, Re: Rent hikes threaten arts and crafts groups, News, Dec. 9. Ted Townsend said, Most of the user groups are comfortable with the charges.

The Editor, Re: Election victory for Garden City Lands, News, Dec. 2. In a landmark case in 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada defined hate as unusually strong and deep-felt emotions of detestation, calumny and vilification.

The Editor, Re: Rent hikes threaten arts and crafts groups, News, Dec. 9. Many long-time arts and crafts organizations are struggling to cover rent hikes that have already occurred.

It's been a tough week for the human race. As officials from the world's nations gather in the sunny resort town of Durban, the consensus is that nothing will be done to avert or even lessen the effects of climate change.