Opinion

A s of June 1, Ontario will have a minimum wage of $11, the highest in the country. As I write, I can already hear the baseless talking points coming from my colleague opposite: B.C. should be raising its wage even higher.

I n 1969, my minimum-wage job paid $1.25 an hour and a case of Lucky lager was $2.52 - two hours work for a case of beer. I couldn't live on $8 a day so I quit after two weeks (quit the work, not the beer).

I t's difficult to imagine a more botched rollout than the policies and procedures surrounding the use of medical marijuana in Canada.

School District 43 is once again projecting a deficit. An astounding $13.4 million will have to be cut from school operations, according to budget figures released Tuesday, just months after $12.

The Editor, Walk through the Riverview Lands and you will experience a visual masterpiece, an instant realization of the brilliance achieved by visionaries of a time past motivated by empathy to alleviate suffering of fellow human beings - tormented

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. At least that appears to be the motto of the provincial government as it takes yet another stab at fixing its relationship with TransLink.

The Editor, Re. "Turn out lights, save energy" (The Tri-City News, March 28). Showing a picture of a compact fluorescent light bulb as a symbol of taking good care of the environment is misguiding.

The Editor, I've taught in elemen-tary schools for more than 28 years and, without a doubt, schools with strong library programs enhance literacy for students.

The Editor, On Tuesday, we gathered at MP James Moore's office in Port Moody to protest the federal Conservatives' Fair Elections Act. We were civil and polite, and most were members of Mr. Moore's constituency.

The Editor, For those of you who cross the Golden Ears Bridge and receive your transaction statements electronically, make sure you check the entries carefully because if you just skim over them, you might be paying charges for crossings you didn't m