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Letters of the week

Re: "Foreign ownership helps drive dysfunctional housing market," Jan. 18. Mark Hasiuk neglected to mention another downside to foreign ownership. Most of these buyers are really purchasing a lot.

Laughing sculptures get tongues wagging

According to the good folks at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Biennale, one of the characteristics of worthy public art is its ability to prompt discussion.

Soccer Night in Canada entertained and enlightened

B.C. Place crowd captured cross-section of local populace

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­police support Harper government's attack on Internet freedom

Lawful Access will unleash sweeping police powers

Taste testing food cart applications a plum city job

To the editor: Re: Street food carts, Jan. 11. You reported that the City of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­is going to judge street food cart applicants based on menu, sustainability, and a taste test....

Foreign homeownership bad for business

To the editor: Re: "Foreign ownership helps drive dysfunctional housing market," Jan. 18. I completely agree with Mark Hasiuk and the steps that Australia has taken. Singapore has also recently taken steps to curb foreign housing purchases.

Letter of the week

To the editor Re: "Wage war," Jan. 13. I read this article with keen interest, though I was saddened that someone wrote to Premier Christy Clark saying, "You are restoring the faith of a whole generation!" (re: the minimum wage increase).

Bowing to golden calf wasn't always the human way

Real 'debt slavery' has its origins in war

Harper feeds on fear, not facts

Its easy enough to understand the confusion in the minds of some members of the public. We woke Wednesday morning to read about the brazen killing of a gangster at an upscale restaurant at Vancouvers Sheraton Wall Centre early the night before.

RANTS AND RAVES: January 19

Now that we have had our first snow squall of 2012, I am begging fellow West Enders please get a shovel and get a little exercise by scraping away all the snow and ice. Do not salt the earth.
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