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Democrats, not Trump, fuel fascism

Re: 鈥淭rump鈥檚 rise as ominous sign,鈥 Jan. 15. I can鈥檛 believe Chris Hedges can equate the Christian church and U.S. President Donald Trump with fascism.

Politicians ignore threats to planet

Re: 鈥淐RD asked to declare climate emergency,鈥 Jan. 15. Sooke Mayor Maja Tait has joined Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps and Saanich Coun. Ned Taylor in calling for the declaration of a climate emergency in the Capital Regional District.

City develops balanced transportation system

Re: 鈥淏us-bike marriage: Is it time for a divorce?鈥 column, Jan. 12.

Driver was responsible for Broncos crash

Re: 鈥淏roncos bus crash was an accident,鈥 letter, Jan. 12. I find it odd that the letter-writer would defend the Humboldt truck driver by saying: 鈥淚t was an accident.

People giving up on聽democracy

Only 42.6 per cent of registered voters turned out for the referendum on electoral reform. To me, this means that most people have given up on democracy entirely or see it as something of little importance.

Protesters are the聽enlightened ones

Re: 鈥淧rotesters trying to stop progress,鈥 letter, Jan. 15. Contrary to what the writer has been told, there were protesters when the railway was built. They were called 鈥淚ndians,鈥 鈥渟avages鈥 and even worse.

Enter marriage whole-heartedly

Re: 鈥淢arried with no pre-nup?鈥 Jan.聽11. I feel compelled to offer a riposte to the attitudes about marriage expressed in the article.

Scrap plan for bigger聽cruise ships

Re: 鈥淪teel for Ogden Point falls off ship,鈥 Jan. 10.

Housing market is聽not聽booming

Re: 鈥淕reater Victoria real estate market closed out the year with double-digit increases,鈥 Jan. 12. I believe the story does readers a great disservice. Prices for some types of homes might be up year over year.

Dallas Road stripped of its dignity

Do the citizens of Victoria not realize that we have our own pipeline crisis in our own backyard? Dallas Road is being stripped of its dignity with this massive pipeline, and not one protester in sight.