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New Zealand PM shows leadership

Re: 鈥淰igil starts healing in New Zealand,鈥 March 19. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently opened her address to the New Zealand parliament with 鈥淎s-salaam alaikum.

Tuesday letters, March 19

Clover works better than grass or turf Re: 鈥淟angford turfs grass for the artificial kind,鈥 March 13. It seems to me a good alternative to real or fake grass on the medians and roadsides would be clover.

Rethink the bag ban on rainy days

As a visitor to Victoria (every winter) I certainly agree with the city policy of not selling plastic bags in the stores, and if a customer needs a bag, then a paper bag is on offer.

Tax takes from education fund

Three years ago, I retired from my job in Ontario, and my wife and I bought a condo in Victoria. We planned to live here four or five months a year so we could spend more time with our young granddaughters, who live in Saanich.

Surgical team a聽source of pride

Re: 鈥淚sland MDs, nurses making a difference in Guatemala,鈥 March聽10. It was with great interest (and pride) that I read the article about the team from Victoria鈥檚 hospitals that went to Guatemala to provide care and teaching.

Speed up bus lanes to beat slow-down

Re: 鈥$16M OK鈥檇 to complete key bus lane,鈥 March 7. It鈥檚 great to see that another small portion of the Trans-sa国际传媒 Highway will see completed bus lanes in the near future.

Time change stirs聽up hysteria

Re: 鈥淪top the insanity; end the time change,鈥 letter, March 14. It is hard not to be dismayed by the hysteria stirred up by opponents of daylight time 鈥 one of the great Canadian rites of spring.

AG was defending independence

Re: 鈥淎 few basic points about prosecutors鈥 decision-making,鈥 comment, March 9. The decision to prosecute SNC-Lavalin was made by the director of public prosecutions.

Mayors busy with landscape projects

Re: 鈥淟angford turfs grass for the artificial kind,鈥 March 13. How bizarre.

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Re: 鈥淏ritish parliament strongly rejects Brexit deal,鈥 鈥淚t takes more than money to reach people,鈥 column, March 13. Wednesday鈥檚 sa国际传媒 had a classic case of juxtaposition. On one page, Les Leyne wrote about sa国际传媒