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Vote for what you understand

Re: 鈥淐riticism of policy is just sour grapes,鈥 letter, Oct. 26.

Comments stoke housing market

Re: 鈥淰ictoria should buy land for affordable housing: Isitt,鈥 Oct. 28.

Voter turnout is a larger issue

Keep the present voting system or change to proportional representation? That鈥檚 a big question, but the bigger question should be: 鈥淗ow do we get people to even vote?鈥 The challenge of increasing voter participation and lack of voting in general is a

Halloween is about community spirit

When I was new to Fernwood, the first time I sent international students, aged 19 and 30 (yes, 30) out trick-or-treating so they could experience the cultural phenomenon of Halloween, I nervously accompanied them in case they got snarled at for being

Victoria should build up land bank

Re: 鈥淰ictoria should buy land for affordable housing: Isitt,鈥 Oct. 28. I support and strongly endorse Coun.

NDP鈥檚 housing tax threatens economy

Re: 鈥淪cales tipping against sa国际传媒 homeowners,鈥 opinion, Oct. 28.

New clinic a drop in the bucket

Re: 鈥淣ew $3.4M health-care centre for West Shore,鈥 Oct. 27. While this clinic is well-intended, the Ministry of Health is not listening to local doctors who have the solutions to the primary-care crisis in the West Shore.

City council鈥檚 鈥榮illy idea of the week鈥

Re: 鈥淰ictoria at last has council it deserves,鈥 letter, Oct. 24. When I first read the letter, I thought it a facetious but amusing composition.

Tally downtown鈥檚 need for commuters

Re: 鈥淧am Madoff played unique role in Victoria,鈥 and 鈥淰ictoria at last has council it deserves,鈥 letters, Oct. 24.

Runoff elections are honest, transparent

The provincial government has mailed an advance notice of a referendum on electoral reform for two electoral systems that are not quite honest. With first-past-the-post, a representative can be elected with 33 per cent of the voters who voted.