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May 17: B.C. should collect outstanding tax

Re: 鈥淣o more secrets on who holds property titles,鈥 column, May 14. It is one thing to require the disclosure of the true 鈥渂eneficial owners鈥 of real estate, as B.C. is now doing.

May 17: Reduce is most聽important R

Re: 鈥淒espite recycling, trash goes deep,鈥 column, May 16. It continues to break my heart as I read about our world being awash in plastics. People have forgotten that the most important R is reduce. Then comes re-use, re-purpose.

May 17: Go beyond landfill and聽recycling

Re: 鈥淒espite recycling, trash goes deep,鈥 column, May 16. Thanks to Jack Knox for reminding us of the cost of our 鈥渃onvenience鈥 packaging, which will not be at all convenient for the rest of the planet or future generations.

May 16: Quarry proposal is聽short-sighted

Re: 鈥淗ighlands residents gird for fight against quarry proposal,鈥 May聽12. I hope the proposed quarry in the Highlands never gets passed. Although I don鈥檛 live there, I think it would be a terrible shame to allow it.

May 16: Greens must reject expelled Liberals

Some media outlets have been reporting that former federal Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott will decide by early June whether they will join the federal Green Party and run in the October election.

May 16: Food rescue is good in聽the short term

Re: 鈥淎re leftovers the best we can do for the 鈥榣eft behind鈥?鈥 comment, May聽12.

May 16: Carriage-horse safety is聽not聽a聽new issue

Re: 鈥淗orse 鈥榚missions鈥 environmentally friendly,鈥 letter, May聽15. One could easily argue that the issue at hand is animal welfare, not whether horses use fossil fuels or if bicycles should be banned, as well.

May 16: Carriages cause no聽problems on streets

Re: 鈥淏an horse-drawn carriages by 2023, Coun. Ben Isitt says,鈥 May 14. I am shocked and disgusted over the proposal by Coun. Ben Isitt to ban horse-drawn carriages in Victoria.

May 16: Towers ruin view for聽city dwellers

Victoria is the envy of Canada (if not the world) for its climate, beauty and relaxed lifestyle.

May 16: Senator鈥檚 suspension harms free speech

Re: 鈥淪enator suspended for refusal to delete letters,鈥 May 10. Canada鈥檚 Senate has driven a nail in the coffin of free speech and equal rights by suspending without pay Senator Lynn Beyak.