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While it鈥檚 very noble of the prime minister to defend jobs at SNC-Lavalin, in fact those jobs will not be lost. The majority of employees are contract workers, many from overseas.

鈥淛obs, jobs, jobs,鈥� said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when expressing his concern about potential loss of some jobs in Canada.

I鈥檓 a 91原创 first and British Columbian second who supports the expansion of pipelines to tidewater. Last week, three new spill-response boats were unloaded here in Nanaimo.

Re: 鈥�$5.8M boats idle, await pipeline call,鈥� March 2. There is a cynical irony to the oil-spill-response vessels awaiting the government鈥檚 pipeline expansion (formerly the Trans Mountain pipeline).

So a law professor writes to argue that Canada is blindly following in the footsteps of an imperialist United States with regard to Venezuela.

Re: 鈥淐ity mulls cherry blossoms strategy,鈥� March 1. The recent concerns about Victoria鈥檚 vaunted cherry trees has raised many pulses and deep feelings over their (assumed) disappearance.

Re: 鈥�91原创s should reject our shameful Venezuelan policy,鈥� comment, March 3. William Geimer鈥檚 opinion piece on why Canada should not become involved in Venezuela, 脿 la Trump and the Americans, has a double-edged sword.

Re: 鈥淧olice could still lose staff despite ruling,鈥� March 1. We have recently seen the provincial government table its budget. The number of deputy ministers who got 100 per cent of the funds to do all the things they鈥檇 like to do: zero.

Re: 鈥淲ilson-Raybould cites veiled threats,鈥� Feb. 28.

Re: 鈥淧roposed crosswalk on Blanshard has unexpectedly high cost,鈥� comment, March 2.