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Adam & Michelle are 2 very creative, talented people, who daily make delicious food that both looks & tastes incredible.  I wish them continued success.

This change to the traffic flow along 72nd Ave will now free up those peace officers who regularly monitored the speed of vehicles traveling that route. Now young and old alike can cross that busy road and be assured that traffic has slowed down.

"A Corporation has the same legal status as an individual, and that is a serious problem."

That statement, Charles, needs close attention because it does not mean what it says.

The "same legal status" does not imply equality. Corporations do not age, hitting one below the belt does not constitute common assault, and killing one does not amount to murder.

As the 19th century US labour organization "Knights of Labor" warned in its first constitution:

"The alarming development and aggressiveness of great capitalists and corporations, unless checked, will inevitably lead to the pauperization and hopeless degradation of the working masses."

Many in Bangladesh today would agree.

There was a time when powerful politicians recognized the problem. Andrew Jac kson, 7th US President, in his 1837 farewell address:

"... unless you become more watchful in your States and check this spirit of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end find that the most important powers of Government have been given or bartered away, and the control of your dearest interests have been passed into the hands of these corporations."

Amen! (What response to Jackson's warning is reasonable today?)  

How nice of you to "judge" people. Although the information might have been out there and yes it was not good for me,but regardless i would be fairly healthy if it wasn't for the lack of the alpha one protien (that was mentioned in the article). People do many things in their lives that they regret but it can't be changed so we try and make the most of what we have and do the best that we can.I smoked for a lot less time than most  and  quit smoking as soon as i found out about the emphysema in 2004 ( they only found out the defiency a few years ago).. The alpha one was the key thing to my decline.. There are people out there that are on oxygen and are still smoking The people helping me out are wonderful people and most i don't know. When someone comes along with a negative comment almost like "i told you so" that just puts a negative vibe in this wonderful act of kindness. The article is only part of my life story. You don't know all of it so please don't say" she should have ",i can do that myself and i do most days. We all make mistakes,  and mine have just had a real affect on my life. I am just so grateful for my great friends,neighbours and the community for rallying around me regardless of why i am in this situation.

Bodhi & Soul is a great new restaurant! Very impressed by their large number of options. 

RIGHT ON ALL CANADIANS SHOULD VOTE FOR HIM AND THE JACK A-S RUINING CANADA. SELL OUT AND GIVE ALL TO CORPORATIONS AND LEAVE NOTHING FOR US. WE NEED TO NATIONALIZE NOT GIVE AWAY OUR RESOURCES.

Had you asked that question, Paul, you would most likely have received the kind of answers I look for in such meetings: answers that give a hint of how a candidate thinks, of how a candidate may respond to as yet unknown future situations. Beware however, the thumbs count on my comment suggests that this may not be a popular approach to candidate selection.

Thanks for this, Adrian.

What is to be done about this mess? Certainly politicians and the bankers and big business for whom they are a mouthpiece—the destructive and dangerous system you allude to—do not have the answers. Not the right ones.

Realizing this (again) last night helped swing my vote from a bland dutiful one for the NDP to a personally fulfilling (if hopeless) one for Joseph Hughes.

Both the independents were a breath of fresh air. Byles TED idea is fantastic, and one I've heard in various forms for some time. If it weren't for the stalwart opposition to real democracy and real participation by the powers-that-be, this idea could truly change our democracy into something that functions for us, rather than for an extremely wealthy elite.

Byles, though he may be imbued with excellent ideas, integrity, and humour, needs to identify a politically astute, factually informed, and eloquent friend to be the frontman and champion.

Someone like Joseph Hughes, for example. Articulate and passionate is right. Here's the kind of guy who will go to bat for our region in Victoria and at least knock some of their dopey heads around...even if that goes nowhere in the coming years. It's not going anywhere anyway.

Perhaps the NDP are a better evil in the near term to the Liberals, but both parties help convince the masses that voting is a waste of time. Business as usual.

And for those who weren't there, Katrine Conroy made it clear that she doesn't think the province should go stepping on school district toes, those "duly elected" and thus sanctified bodies.

Change? Yeah right.

Yes Kyara

Makes on wonder why the candidates would even bother showing up to these events when their time could be spent much more wisely knocking on doors and talking face to face with people. Most of the people I think have their minds made up before the event. Just saying

Just a note that Dad's storytime will only be running on May 11th this month. The library will be closed on Saturday the 18th for the Victoria Day Long weekend.

I'm glad they found the electrical hook up but otherwise, money well wasted. Pretty sure there is lots of coke dealers in this town