Opinion

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.

The Editor, I am writing regarding green waste pick-up in Port Coquitlam. At this time of year, a lot of people have a ton of leaves, fallen branches, etc. to dispose of so it makes no sense to me that the green pick-up has now reverted to bi-weekly.

The Editor, Re. "Privatize CBC - it's no big deal" (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Nov. 18). Let's quit kicking the CBC. It was established by a Conservative prime minister in 1936.

The Editor, Re. "Privatize CBC - it's no big deal" (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Nov. 18). The CBC is more than quality entertainment and a nation-wide voice. The CBC is also high-quality investigation and research.

The election of so many incumbents in Saturday's civic elections suggests Tri-City voters were either happy with the status quo or hadn't learned enough about challengers and simply chose names they knew on the ballot.