Opinion

Do public sector unions have a role to play in Canada? It's not that complicated, Andy: Public sector unions aren't evil.

Do public sector unions have a role to play in Canada? T he labour dispute involving British Columbia's public school teachers is a perfect example of why we need to outlaw public sector unions in this country.

The Editor, Re. "A brief history of public school teacher demands" (BC Views, Opinion, The Tri-City News, June 25). Most teachers become teachers because they love working with students and find the job intrinsically rewarding on many levels.

July 1 is Canada's 147th birthday and for most of the past 147 years, it has been respectful of other countries and of its wide variety of people, who come from widely disparate backgrounds and traditions.

A letter to B.C. Education Minister Peter Fassbender: For the 17 years that my children have been in the education system, I have been extremely lucky to have a job with flexible hours.

The Editor, It is wrong-headed to suggest, as seems the fashion, that the BC Teachers' Federation and the provincial government are equally to blame for the current impasse or, even worse, that teachers are just asking for too much.

The Editor, Re. "City contracts topic at Sept. workshop" (The Tri-City News, June 18). The recent talk at Coquitlam council about the city "buying local" is admirable but may be too late.

The region's mayors got a dressing down this week from Transportation Minister Todd Stone.

Thursday's announcement from the Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation, outlining plans for a $7.5 billion transit and congestion relief capital plan, is ambitious, but it could be achieved.

The Editor, Re. "Separate glass from recycling" (The Tri-City News, May 23).