Letters

LETTER – FPTP, not proportional representation, causes instability

September 29, 2018 // 9 Comments

The Editor Armchair Mayor Dear Editor Some commentators on the forthcoming referendum on the future voting system for British Columbia have suggested that PR would result in [Continue]

LETTER – Look at the validity of reasons Liberal crossed the floor to Tories

September 27, 2018 // 1 Comment

I have read your article ( found it online ) on Leona Alleslev, and while I think it to be expected that the initial reaction to such a move by an MP is portrayed as the [Continue]

LETTER – Don’t let better regulations to protect communities fall by the wayside

September 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

Letter to Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver: September 25, 2018 Dear Honourable Mayor Robertson, I’m writing today because I want to draw your attention to comments made [Continue]

LETTER – The laughs, warmth and depth that dogs bring to our lives

September 24, 2018 // 1 Comment

Re: ‘Why it’s OK to grieve for our dogs’, Sept. 1, 2018 After we had our dog Tuck put down (cancer in his spleen), we didn’t know if we’d find a [Continue]

LETTER – Labour Day was about music, hot dogs and collecting signatures

September 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

Labour day! Ah yes, the day before school goes back in, or the beginning of autumn, or the day labour unions and coalitions open their arms to a family day in fairs at local [Continue]

LETTER – Come to the Pro Rep Diner and order what you want

August 28, 2018 // 2 Comments

Since the Armchair Mayor is once again running his favourite column against PR, I thought I’d humour him and stick with the food analogy. Let’s say both Mel and I are [Continue]