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May 16: Senator鈥檚 suspension harms free speech

Re: 鈥淪enator suspended for refusal to delete letters,鈥 May 10. sa国际传媒鈥檚 Senate has driven a nail in the coffin of free speech and equal rights by suspending without pay Senator Lynn Beyak.

May 16: Labelling people by聽colour is absurd

Re: 鈥淣ew plaque recognizes early black sa国际传媒 pioneer,鈥 May 5. The letter-writer stated that Mifflin Gibbs was not the first black person to hold public office in sa国际传媒: He was the first black person to hold elected public office.

May 15: Try an alternative to banning horses

Re: 鈥淏an horse-drawn carriages by 2023, Coun. Ben Isitt says,鈥 May 14. I say neigh! My strong preference is to keep the horses and ban Coun. Ben Isitt by 2022. Wayne Norton Victoria

May 15: Carriages were investigated already

Re: 鈥淏an horse-drawn carriages by 2023, Coun. Ben Isitt says,鈥 May 14. The headline outlines the views of Victoria Coun. Ben Isitt, who promotes the removal of horse-drawn carriages from the downtown area.

May 15: Horses don鈥檛 use fossil fuels

Re: 鈥淏an horse-drawn carriages by 2023, Coun. Ben Isitt says,鈥 May 14. Objections to horse-drawn carriages appear to centre on supposed cruelty to draft animals and their inability to keep up to average traffic speeds, thus inconveniencing motorists.

May 15: Article on royal baby contained errors

Re: 鈥淣ewborn royal wrapped in tradition,鈥 May 11. There are three errors in this article: 1.

May 15: Saanich could join efficient Langford

Re: 鈥淪aanich voters, beware of Victoria,鈥 letter, May 12.

May 15: Tankers are not the only threat

Re: 鈥淏ill C-48 and the ecological legacy of sa国际传媒鈥檚 unique coast,鈥 comment, May 12. sa国际传媒鈥檚 north and central coastal region is certainly a unique area and deserves careful consideration. However, Bill C-48 (the tanker ban) is only a half-measure.

May 15: Union with Victoria is terrifying

Re: 鈥淪aanich voters, beware of Victoria,鈥 letter, May 12. This issue has been on my mind, as a Saanich taxpayer. I am in favour of amalgamation, but doing so with the city of Victoria is terrifying. The reasons cited were more than enough.

May 15: Horse 鈥榚missions鈥 environmentally friendly

Re: 鈥淏an horse-drawn carriages by 2023, Coun. Ben Isitt says,鈥 May 14. If horse-drawn carriages are to be banned from Victoria streets on the grounds they are, according to city Coun.