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.
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.
Re: Business owners deserve their wealth, Letters, Feb. 12
Most people probably have not recognized the significance of recent decisions by the residents of Tsawwassen and the municipality of Delta.
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."
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.
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?
Re: Casino development promoters stress economic benefits for city, Feb. 11
Re: Wild salmon versus farmed salmon: Who's the underdog?, Feb. 5
The federal Conservatives' Task Force on Financial Literacy made 30 good recommendations -but missed a key one.