Letters

The $3-billion SkyTrain to UBC is a waste of money.
Once we take into account negative impacts on our strongest local industries—fishing, tourism, and agriculture—the proposed gain in jobs is a moot point.
By his own actions, either Stephen Harper permitted the Senate spending, which caused the present scandals, or he is “not a leader”.
The B.C. Liberals have been talking nonstop for the last year about a strong economy implying the validity of the trickle-down theory of economics.
Surely, if he asks us to reflect on “the same old people” who are seeking to form government, we are entitled to reflect on the various stances of the politician who is making this request.
The notion that we can keep supply from demand is unrealistic.
In his article on golden rice and the necessity of genetically engineered crops, Gwynne Dyer makes a number of unsubstantiated claims.
Want to know where we can get some of the funds we need for housing the homeless in Vancouver?
I am appalled and disappointed that a high-calibre paper such as the Georgia Straight would allow such a vulgar, archaic, and despicable display of hatred toward a fellow human being.