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Proportional representation is a new system that a lot of people are finding difficult to understand. If you believe in democracy, then you will want the best voting system possible to enhance your democracy.

Re: 鈥淯rgent action needed to aid threatened southern resident whales,鈥� comment, Nov. 2.

As a politically active, 鈥渉ippie鈥� teenager, I used to support green causes, thinking it was the moral choice. After doing a lot of volunteer work in the Third World as a young adult, I quickly changed my tune.

I just received my rainwater 鈥渦tility鈥� bill for 2018. It is 19.5 per cent higher than the same bill for 2017.

Re: 鈥淧M: Cancelling Saudi arms deal to cost billions,鈥� Oct. 26. I am horrified by the heinous murder of the Saudi journalist. Nonetheless, sa国际传媒 should not cancel this arms deal and shoot ourselves in the foot while incurring a $16-billion wound.

Our neighbours below the border are denying thousands from Honduras, currently in Mexico, access to the U.S. These desperate people, including children, have given up homes and everything to seek a better life. They are not Middle Easterners.

Have the left-wing zealots opposing the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion not noticed the problems created by the recent gas pipeline explosion and the resulting shortage of natural gas? Thank goodness there was another pipeline that is still function

Re: 鈥淢any would dump British connections,鈥� letter, Nov. 1. We moved here in 1992 from Calgary. During our time there, my husband was transferred to Perth, Australia, to work. We all enjoyed our time there very much.

Re: 鈥淢otorists in bus lanes face $109聽fine,鈥� Nov. 1. It makes no sense, and defeats the whole purpose, to allow cyclists in the bus lane. As the picture on page A3 of Thursday鈥檚 paper shows, cyclists are too slow and hold up the buses.

Re: 鈥淰ictoria going down a dismal path,鈥� letter, Nov. 1. The writer is correct that Victoria is spiralling into the abyss with a city council happily leading the way.