Vancouver Sun letters to the editor for Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019
Credit to Author: Gordon Clark| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 01:00:21 +0000
Douglas Todd’s column on Tuesday about the Trudeau Liberals rethinking how many Chinese and Indian students should be enrolled at Canadian universities was quite interesting.
Both of these countries are now on the Liberals’ “naughty” list. The explanation of the three- to four-times-higher tuition fees received from foreign students was no surprise, but the reliance of universities, especially UBC, on high foreign student populations to finance their operations is disturbing. Their operating expenses are partially funded by tuition and the balance by taxpayer. So, UBC as a business, is happy to see a high percentage of revenue-generating foreign students.
Instead of having Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen solicit more foreign students from countries other than China and India, how about having a federal initiative to enrol more domestic students to enter science, technology, engineering and math programs. Having a technically educated public is pretty high on my list of things to support in the next election.
Doug Cline, North Vancouver
I have been unable to find reference in the number of media reports concerning the inquiry into B.C. gas prices as to why prices spike every weekend and before public holidays.
Surely, I must have missed one of the most obvious anomalies to tweak public interest and distrust. Without explanation, there is an assumption this is blatant gouging.
It requires a forthright answer to settle this matter once and for all. Otherwise, this B.C. government-initiated report is not worth the paper it is written on.
Bill Blair, Richmond
People! Boycott service stations during the day. Buy your gas only at night when the price is at least 10 cents a litre less. That way they won’t play games with the public and reduce the price at night.
Maybe, then, they will get the message!
Corrine Tapley, Vancouver
How is it that a man who pimps out his own underage daughter to marry a pedophile — Bountiful polygamist James Oler — only gets a one-year jail sentence for this sickening crime?
If we had a decent justice system, he’d be locked up for life so he could never again be involved in trafficking underage girls.
Our justice system is a joke. All criminals know they can almost always rely on judges to err on the side of leniency, no matter how deviant or destructive their crimes.
Gary Tupper, New Westminster
I have only one question for the counter-protesters who denounce a peaceful rally in support of the action of the Hong Kong people. Why are they living in Canada and enjoying our way of live if they think their motherland is supposed to be such a great place to live?
Peter Chan, Coquitlam
This past week, my wife and I had the pleasure of visiting your city while seeing the Tri-City Dust Devils play your Vancouver Canadians. We encountered so many wonderful people, enjoyed too much sumptuous food, and felt so comfortable with the inclusive, international flavour of your city.
We are a host family for the Dust Devils, so we know a bit about hospitality, but Vancouver went above and beyond. Merci and thank you!
Michael and Aimee Bergeson, Kennewick, Wash.
In response to a recent letter suggesting that a viable solution to reducing handgun violence in Canada would be to remove such firearms from law-abiding owners, leaving them solely in the hands of law enforcement.
Such a move would, at best, serve as an emotional bromide with no resulting increase in public safety. Licensed firearms owners are statistically less likely to violate the law than the average Canadian. There is nothing to be gained by holding these good people accountable for the acts of criminals, who would get guns despite a ban. It would also detract from pursuing effective anti-violence initiatives.
Law enforcement officials agree, including the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, who do not support a handgun ban.
Edward White, Chilliwack
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