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Last month, the Alberta government and the petroleum industry sent a delegation to Ottawa to lobby senators (the chamber of sober second thought) to 鈥渙verhaul鈥� Bill C-69, or at least amend it so it is friendlier to the petroleum industry.

Re: 鈥淰ictoria should buy land for affordable housing: Isitt,鈥� Oct. 28. And so it begins. What was a left-leaning city council is now radically left, and it only took a week for the social-justice drums to start beating.

Re: 鈥淭rans Mountain dominates opening of Alberta legislature,鈥� Oct. 30.

Re: 鈥淏rits want to be treated better in sa国际传媒,鈥� letter, Oct. 28 The letter-writer expressed his displeasure with the 鈥�20 per cent foreign buyers tax鈥� he had to pay for buying a home in sa国际传媒

Re: 鈥淭ally downtown鈥檚 need for commuters,鈥� letter, Oct. 30. The south end of Vancouver Island has roads for cars everywhere, in every direction and in every corner. There鈥檚 not much left that cars cannot access.

Re: 鈥淰ictoria鈥檚 bike lanes are a pricey vanity project,鈥� opinion, Oct. 28.

With autumn鈥檚 arrival comes the desire for many of my neighbours to fill the air with smoke from their chimneys. This constitutes a serious health risk for everyone. I moved my family to Victoria for the promised clean air and healthy lifestyle.

Re: 鈥淒on鈥檛 feed attitude of hate,鈥� editorial, Oct. 30. The editorial makes no mention of hostilities in the U.S.

Re: 鈥淎n 鈥榰nspeakable act鈥�: 11 killed in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue,鈥� Oct. 28. As I look at the list of victims of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, I am angry and sad, and hope we do not see more of this abhorrent hatred.

Re: 鈥�$48,350 fine for poisoning boulevard tree,鈥� Oct. 27. Shame on the District of Oak Bay for not identifying the person responsible for poisoning the horse chestnut tree on Beach Drive.