Opinion

The 2011 Child Poverty Report Card was released recently and the information was, once again, sobering. According to the report, B.C.'s child poverty rate rose from 14.5% to 15.4% in 2009.

The Editor, I ask myself why it costs so much for Canadians to send snail mail - yep, some of us still do that. I went to Bellingham and picked up all my stamps for overseas and within the U.S. for much lower prices .

Premier Christy Clark's announcement that a municipal auditor-general will be appointed is good news for taxpayers and it could be helpful to municipalities as well, should they choose to adopt a conciliatory approach.

The Editor, Re. "Parents, nag your children" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Nov. 23) . The headline on Lisa Bunnage's letter should also read "Children, nag your parents.

The Editor, Re. "Should Canadian taxpayers continue to help fund CBC?" (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Nov. 18). Face to Face columnist Andy Radia's idea to privatize CBC because Canada can't afford it is feeble.

The Editor, I am writing to express my feelings of hopelessness. I am a kindergarten teacher of 18 years. I get up each morning and pour my heart and soul into making each day full of joyful learning for each of the precious wee ones brought to me.

FACE TO FACE: Is the Tory government's Fair Representation Act indeed fair? It seems the Stephen Harper government is following Ottawa's time-honoured tradition of kow-towing to the separatists in Quebec.

FACE TO FACE: Is the Tory government's Fair Representation Act indeed fair? Proposing an increase in the number of seats in Parliament is not an altruistic federal Conservative initiative to improve "representation by population" in the House of Comm

Weather is a wondrous thing. It's no wonder people talk about it all the time. Monday night it was the wind, blowing like the bejeezus, making the rain a weapon.

Canadians wouldn't want a resident of the U.S. running their country so why does the province of B.C.