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Dear Editor:

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Regarding the letter by Mike Houle of North Saanich who thinks itB次元官网网址 鈥渢ime for Sonia Furstenau to move on鈥� (letters, Oct. 25).

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Furstenau being the only reasonable voice among the party leaders, in this political debacle, her experience can guide the two Greens to 鈥渕ove forward鈥� and on to a positive, cooperative, constructive endeavour.

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John Vanden Heuvel,听Victoria

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H & M Excavating recently did a complicated project on Cambie Place.

The entire front yard of our property was dug up and redeveloped. Rarely have I been so impressed with the work done, the professional way the project was finished.

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Robb Mayes,听Penticton

Immigration is not the solution

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Dear Editor:

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There is no solution to the insatiable human demand for housing, equality, and decency, unless government recognizes that the foundation to the crisis facing us is the massive crush of human overpopulation; there are and will be no permanent or effective solutions to any of the hundreds of issues now boiling over into the distrust, 听frustration and anger of citizens unless human population can be stabilized and then, ultimately, reduced.

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But, when have you ever heard any of these people talk about the ecological and social pressure cooker now threatening every aspect of our lives?

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The avalanche of humanity and consumption is destroying everything in its path, and what do we get from David Eby, John Rustad or even Sonia Furstenau? Silence. 听

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We all know immigration is a federal issue (even thought some municipalities and Chambers of Commerce are meddling in this chain of command by demanding more -- astonishing isn鈥檛 it -- they want more) immigration. Imagine, the pot is overflowing and these stalwart egotists, 听and Eby allies Justin Trudeau and Immigration guru Mark Miller in particular, are cramming 1 to 2 million people into our lives annually. And not a peep from anyone excepting Quebec.

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This blind stupidity is nothing short of suicidal, and yet, here we are, racing madly in the gerbil wheel as though, if we just go a little faster and harder, there is 听a solution somewhere in this world; 听just 听do more of the same and, some day, eventually, believe me, I promise you, all will be well, is what they expect you to believe. This is betrayal, not leadership; it is failure, not solution. It is inexcusable.

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So, feeling the pliers squeezing (on where, we can only imagine), Trudeau and Miller propose a 20% reduction in Immigration.听 That still leaves a million more immigrants each year, plus half-a-million students all expecting to stay and lap up the generous benefits Canada showers on 鈥渘ewcomers鈥�; and T & M think thatB次元官网网址 a solution. Painful.

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Immigration needs to decline to 1,000 people per year (an arbitrary number, it could just as easily be 599), and the foreign student business -- and make no mistake, thatB次元官网网址 what it is -- should essentially dry up to near zero. 听

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Canadians have, unfortunately, proven themselves to be ecologically naive, indifferent, or unaware.听 And in spite of all the name calling and finger pointing aimed as keeping the iron wall up so there is no discussion of immigration.

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This is not an anti 鈥渁nything鈥� statement. We are facing ecological disaster -- stemming from this is all the social, economic, regulatory and democratic dysfunction causing our nation to disintegrate.听 It might be OK with them, but it is destroying Canada as we know and knew it. 听

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Brian L. Horejsi, PhD,听Penticton

Taking speech out of context

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Dear Editor:

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鈥淩ustad should try cooperation鈥� by Lloyd Atkins (Oct. 21) is a telling example of those individuals whose analysis and understanding of current affairs have been warped by their political bias.

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Atkins鈥� bias, which he labels as 鈥渕y suspicions鈥� are on full display in his deconstruction of John RustadB次元官网网址 media address on election night to supporters and the vast numbers of citizens watching this truly historic episode in our provinceB次元官网网址 history.

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In selectively choosing RustadB次元官网网址 statement 鈥�...we will look at every single opportunity from day one to bring them (the NDP) down...鈥� in Atkins鈥� mind, is 鈥渂latantly obvious鈥� proof that John RustadB次元官网网址 鈥渙verriding priority鈥� is 鈥渇ocused on a self-serving lust for power.鈥�

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To discern the actual intent of RustadB次元官网网址 words requires placing this cited statement within the context of his entire speech.

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A revisit of this speech (archived on Global TV) and parsing of comments made just prior to what Atkins deems as 鈥淩ustadB次元官网网址 combative statement鈥� renders his accusations vacuous.

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In his earlier remarks, Rustad clearly demonstrates that it was, and is the Conservative policy platform that made it necessary for David Eby and the NDP to flip-flop on their contentious so-called progressive positions.

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Rustad clearly demonstrated that should the NDP form a minority government and not follow through on EbyB次元官网网址 promises that were essentially made in order to maintain some semblance of political relevance... addressing the opioid and drug addiction crisis, criminal justice reform, homelessness and mental illness institutionalized care and eliminating the Carbon Tax... then John Rustad and the Conservative caucus will indeed stalwartly perform the role of the opposition party, which is to hold the government to account and act in the best interest of all British Columbians.

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Brian Gray,听Penticton

Safety of bike lane barricades

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Dear Editor:

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I came across this letter from the Victoria Times, where a cyclist was severely injured when he had an unfortunate collision with the bike lane cement barricade.

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Here is a quote from Steven HictonB次元官网网址 letter:

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鈥淪eeing the recent installation of the new concrete dividers to create separated bicycle lanes was heartening. So I鈥檓 surprised to be writing this letter with some concerns about said concrete curbs from the perspective of a cyclist. On Sept. 27, I was involved in a serious bicycle accident on Feltham.

鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 sure if a van was going to pull out in front of me, and I must have made a correction to the left and struck the edge of the concrete curb. I sustained a severely separated shoulder, punctured lung, three cracked ribs, two cracked vertebrae, and a broken toe. While in the hospital one of the specialists asked me what happened and when he heard the story, he told me that I wasn鈥檛 the first person that this happened to.

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So I鈥檓 conflicted about writing this letter. On the one hand I am a complete supporter of bike lanes and would hate to see them dialed back or reversed.

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On the other hand, I would not like to see anyone else suffer the same fate.

鈥淭he 90 degree curbs will stop a bike cold. I鈥檇 imagine the result would be going over the handle bars.

鈥淚鈥檝e also noted around town that some bike lanes are not separated by concrete curbs but rather by flexible plastic warning posts or flat vertical plastic strips. That might be a better approach.

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The concrete curb doesn鈥檛 give the cyclist an out if the unexpected happens. ThereB次元官网网址 nowhere to go, and there will be a crash. I realize that the curbs provide a physical barrier to protect the rider from wayward traffic.

鈥淪o my question would be are there more injuries caused by vehicles intruding on unprotected bike lanes than cyclists colliding with concrete barriers?鈥�

We met with the City of Penticton regarding the South Main bike lanes last year and suggested these barriers would also present a hazard as well as protection.

The sharp ended curbs are a hazard to both vehicles and riders. To my knowledge there have been no serious conflicts between vehicles and cyclists on South Main in the past decades.

I suggest that should have been revisited before the construction because here are other examples that these bike lanes are not safe for all ages and abilities.

Ken Hobbs,听Penticton

TrudeauB次元官网网址 legacy of selfishness

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Carly SimonB次元官网网址 song, 鈥榊ou鈥檙e So Vain鈥�, came to mind when I read Justin Trudeau, 鈥楾he Unwanted One鈥�, is refusing to step down. (鈥淵ou鈥檙e so vain; you probably think this song is about you.听 Don鈥檛 you don鈥檛 you?鈥�)

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Trudeau is too arrogant to accept the fact that he is the biggest reason why Pierre Poilievre (despised by some and mistrusted by many) will become the next prime minister of Canada. What a legacy of selfishness.

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Now he is making a big deal about reducing the number of immigrants coming to Canada. He expects a pat on the back for trying to fix one of his blunders.

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His government irresponsibly allowed too many people into Canada when there was already insufficient accommodations for many Canadians. Perhaps he doesn鈥檛 understand basic economics: i.e., scarcity drives up prices.

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Goodbye Justin! (ItB次元官网网址 only a matter of time now.) ItB次元官网网址 been an everlasting displeasure to have known you.

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Lloyd Atkins,听Vernon

Would be much easier in U.S.

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I guess if we were in the United States, we could have a party leader phoning the electoral office in the Juan de Fuca - Malahat saying, 鈥淚 just need you to find me 24 more votes.鈥�

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Chris Foord,听Oak Bay