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Move B.C. Day to February

For all those wanting a February holiday, perhaps you should be trying to get a law that entitles you to a day off without pay at a time that is mutually convenient for you and your employer. This would...

 
 
 

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Re: Christy Clark's lack of caucus support seen as threat to party unity by McGeer, Vaughn Palmer, Feb. 24
 
 
 

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Re: Distraught dad angry at police as he grapples with son's death, Ian Mulgrew, Feb. 23
 
 
 
 
 

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Move B.C. Day to February

Due to a stroke of brilliance, I have an idea to squeeze in ...


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Canada should give safe haven to courageous Libyan pilots

My wife and I are on vacation in Valletta, only a few kilometres...


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Clark's stint in education makes her a dubious prospect

Re: Polls suggest Clark's Grit roots threaten party unity, ...


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Public sector workers aren't raking in the big bucks

I take issue with Barbara Yaffe's commentary, which insulted...


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Public sector workers aren't raking in the big bucks

Re: Want to make money? Try public service, Barbara Yaffe, Feb. 18


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Aged St. Paul's Hospital needs replacing, not renovating

St. Paul's Hospital has been under the siege of old age for years.


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Aged St. Paul's Hospital needs replacing, not renovating

Re: Complete power failure at aging St. Paul's, Pete McMartin, Feb. 22


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Beef up penalties and safety so crash victims didn't die in vain

Re: Coquitlam man charged in hitand-run deaths of two women, Feb. 22


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New leader will give Liberals the chance for a fresh start

I have been following The Sun's coverage of the B.C. Liberal leadership race with anticipation.


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New leader will give Liberals the chance for a fresh start

B.C. voters can only hope that after the Liberal leadership race is over the people who photocopied membership forms, netted the hockey Kamloops Blazers team and purloined the pet vote won't be rewarded with positions as "key ministerial aides" in the tradition of Dave Basi and Bob Virk. As we learned from various scandals and the HST ambush, "Liberal party honesty," if not an oxymoron, is in the very least a tenuous concept.


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New leader will give Liberals the chance for a fresh start

Am I the only one who finds it ironic that within a few weeks we will have a new premier, put in place by a handful of party members, while at the same time a petition signed by hundreds of thousands of taxpayers must wait almost a year to be addressed by the government?


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Breakup spoils to be decided case by case for couples

Re: Common-law couples who break up must share wealth, Feb. 19


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Homeless man's collapse brought forth a caring city

Last week, as our daughter Alex was driving along Oak Street, she spotted a man slumped backward on some steps. She stopped her car, yelled for help, then she and another man began chest compressions and rescue breathing, because the victim was not breathing and had no pulse. As she and this fellow continued CPR, Vancouver police officers arrived and secured the roadway; Alex and a police officer took turns with rescue breathing, as others continued chest compressions. Within minutes, paramedics arrived and took over. They worked on this man for 45 minutes before they were able to transport him to hospital. The police officers, paramedics, our daughter and a mysterious man in green all worked tirelessly to try to save this man's life. This man, Jerome, was a homeless man who was treated with tremendous care and compassion by the police, paramedics and all who were there.


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No moral responsibility toward business owners

There is something wrong with this scenario. Dave Basi and Bob Virk tied up the courts for seven years, made many lawyers rich, and taxpayers have to cough up $6 million to cover their legal costs. Susan Heyes tried to take on city hall for the loss of her business when the Cambie corridor plans were changed mid-stream, received an award of $600,000, and then had it snatched away. It would seem that the "Punjabi World Order" as stated by Basi, has more clout than the hundreds of small business owners who line streets targeted by our city, and lose their livelihood.


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Ian Mulgrew

Opinion: Conservatives' tough-on-crime agenda based on false premises

The Conservative administration in Ottawa continues to advocate U.S. Republican-...

 
Cam Cole

Whatever you do Phil, don't mention Rickie's pink shoes

Items that may grow up to be columns, Vol. XIII, Chapter 6:

 
Vaughn Palmer

Opinion: Gordon Campbell digging around in the 'dirt'

While Premier Gordon Campbell has mostly operated in caretaker mode during the B...

 
 
 
 
 
 
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