Opinion

Coun. Brian Skakun has to be censured, according to his political colleagues, to bring order back to council proceedings. As Coun.

[On July 14] the Citizen threw its support behind the yes vote through a biased editorial with tired arguments from the recall campaign days.

After reading Mr. McLaren's letter to the editor I just had to respond. He is partly right that this referendum has a lot of emotion in it but it also has common sense involved.

I'm writing in response to Todd Whitcombe's column "BC Liberals break promises" published July 18. Our government continues to provide record levels of funding for K-12 education in the province at a level of $5.

Non-emotional politics? What a strange concept. Despite Mr. McLaren's appeal for voter logic, it seems to me he employs an emotional carrot and stick approach in his arguments for the HST.

RE: Haldi Rd. rehab.

The referendum on the HST is far too important to decide solely on economics. Whether dollars are being removed from your left pocket or your right is not as important as honest government.

The B.C.

Amongst the many differences between the United States and Canada one that I hold most dear is our unique separation of church and state coupled with our more secular society.

There has been a lot of rhetoric around the issue of the HST. Proponents say it is good for business, opponents say it is a tax shift from business to ordinary taxpayers. No one really backs up their statements with credible logic.