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Re: 鈥淲hy do the billionaire Koch brothers care about our pot?鈥� column, Oct. 9. Good one, Jack Knox.

Of all of the hundreds of election signs I see around the lower Island, emblazoned with all sorts of messages and claims, I have seen only one that says: 鈥淧lease鈥� re-elect me.

Re: 鈥溾�楳arginalized鈥� is wearisome babble, letter, Oct. 6. 鈥淗ow insecure those hard-working, taxpaying citizens ... are made to feel by the presence of a drug-infested group of people.

The No side wants to scare you with flawed arguments to stop you voting Yes to proportional representation: 1.

People living in tent cities have repeatedly explained why temporary services do not meet their needs. Everyone needs a safe place to live all the time, not just six months of the year from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.

As I see it, the biggest problem with the forms of proportional representation, as described on the website electionsbc.ca/referendum, is that too much power is given to the political parties.

Re: 鈥淗ighway speed limit hikes linked to more crashes, fatalities: study,鈥� Oct. 10. It鈥檚 obvious from the article about Dr.聽Jeff Brubacher that he is a slow driver and has a vested interest in letting no one drive any faster than he can.

Re: 鈥淩eport warns of catastrophic global warming,鈥� Oct. 9. This was the most important article in the whole paper. A matter of life or possible death or destruction for everyone on this planet.

Re: Election special section, Oct. 9. Asked to name the important issues, one Victoria council candidate wrote: 鈥淚 would like to engage every resident to have a backyard fruit and vegetable garden or even greenhouses.

Re: 鈥淚CBC changes are about fairness,鈥� letter, Oct. 5. In its letter, ICBC is defending its new $50 fee for unlisted driver protection by arguing that this is 鈥渃ommon practice across North America and beyond.