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BC Liberals are hiding debt, failing to serve public interest

If you sold your house and put the money in your chequing account would you say you had a surplus? This is what the Liberals have done by selling BC Rail and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of schools...

 
 
 

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Re: Housing for the mentally ill is a no-brainer, Letter, Feb. 16, A place for people who have never felt welcome, Feb. 15; Providing a warm place to stay benefits all, Feb. 16
 
 
 

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Re: TransLink reconsiders Pattullo Bridge plan, Feb. 10
 
 
 
 
 

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Reader with tight finances, no family, fears for her future

Re: Sandwich generation juggles work, family and needs of parents...


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Access to newest treatments improves cancer outcomes

Re: British Columbia sees the highest level of cancer survival...


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Industry disputes fish farm sea lice is harming wild salmon

Re: Fish farms linked to sea lice infestations among wild sockeye...


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Regulate transfer fees that skim off money meant for poor

While governments are often miserly in their support of the ...


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Cuts to KAIROS raise questions of transparency and democracy

International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda has admitted tardily she added the word "not" to the memo in which CIDA staff recommended funding for KAIROS, an ecumenical partnership working to promote human rights, justice and peace, viable human development, and ecological justice.


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Radiologist scandal raises suspicions

Re: Thousands of patient records probed in scan investigation, Feb. 12 My mother was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer in 2008. She was only 62 years old and never smoked. The BC Cancer Agency put her into a study group using an experimental medication. It worked wonders.


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Let's discuss corporate tax cuts without insulting workers

Re: Business owners deserve their wealth, Letters, Feb. 12


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A victory for sustainability: Delta wants land back in ALR

Most people probably have not recognized the significance of recent decisions by the residents of Tsawwassen and the municipality of Delta.


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Housing for the mentally ill is a no-brainer

Thanks to a study funded by the federal government on "the benefits of providing housing and support services to the mentally ill," one grateful recipient can say, " ... finally I'm getting the help I need, that I've been screaming for for 20 years."


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Facts from aquaculture industry come under fire

Re: Alaska's salmon ranching vs. B.C.'s salmon farms, Letters, Feb. 9 Aquaculture industry advocate Vivian Krause and BC Salmon Farmers association executive director Mary Ellen Walling can't seem to agree on whether governments subsidize their industry.


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Communities missing out on gambling revenue

I resent gaming funds being used to develop new casinos. Casinos are owned by private companies. Why are funds from the BC Gaming Commission being given to these companies for capital development?


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New mega casino will be a mega headache

Re: Casino development promoters stress economic benefits for city, Feb. 11


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Fish farms need to play it safe and move inland

Re: Wild salmon versus farmed salmon: Who's the underdog?, Feb. 5


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National consumer group key to increasing financial literacy

The federal Conservatives' Task Force on Financial Literacy made 30 good recommendations -but missed a key one.


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