Opinion

Is fear of lawsuits and management’s scrutinization the motivation behind the decline of some police agencies use of Tasers? Management’s micro-analysis appears to have begun with the Braidwood commission’s conclusion in June 2010 that, “The use of the conducted energy weapon (Taser) on Robert Dziekanski (2007 death at Vancouver Airport) was not justified.”

Editor: Mr. Walter Cobb seems to think the only thing that matters is the Liberal bunch with Kristy Crunch getting their HST through regardless of the untruths they are practicing.

British Columbians will soon receive their HST referendum ballot in the mail, and will have a very important decision to make.

The Williams Lake & District Chamber of Commerce is the voice of business in Williams Lake and area.

Like many of you, I was depressed when the Canucks lost Game 7 last Wednesday.

Summer begins today. Will anyone notice?

Editor: So the government of B.C. lied and is now trying to “bribe” the taxpayers by lowering the HST to 10 per cent and only by the year 2014.

Let’s assume that when everyone in B.C. gets to be finance minister for a day, a majority choose to throw a $3-billion chair through the office window to show how mad they are about the harmonized sales tax. The cleanup will take two years, but first there will be a provincial election to decide who holds the broom and dustpan. And the choices are becoming clear.

With Father’s Day coming up it seems a fitting time to pay tribute to my dad.

Editor: BC Hydro has gone to admirable lengths to mitigate damage to wildlife from its installations.