Blame original socialist promise for today’s ICBC problems
Reading and hearing about all these young people and/or their parents being forced to pay outrageous ICBC insurance premiums takes me back to the original socialist NDP promise made to British Columbian residents way back in the 1970s: ICBC would provide affordable vehicle insurance for all.
The NDP premier of the day, Dave Barrett, even promised $25-a-year vehicle insurance for everyone.
Of course, none of these socialist promises were ever kept.
Except the ICBC. As long as we keep electing socialist NDP governments, the likelihood that we’ll ever see the demise of ICBC or private insurance companies competing with ICBC on a level playing field remains nil.
And, without that competition, new drivers with clean driving records will continue to pay outrageous premiums for having the audacity to purchase a vehicle.
The B.C. NDP is to blame for ICBC. They started it, and they’re doing everything in their power to maintain the status quo.
Voters might want to think long and hard about this the next time a provincial election rolls around. Gary Tupper, New Westminster
Digging up problems
Too bad the announcement about a new tunnel didn’t come out on April 1. You know, April Fool’s Day!
Three more years for an environmental study? It will have significant impact on the Fraser River. Rally up the environmental groups to battle this idiotic solution.
The article stated that a six- or eight-lane bridge is the least complex as much of that work is already done. Also, the original bridge design included two lanes for light rapid transit and two dedicated bus lanes.
The Metro Vancouver task force is the problem, as well as Premier John Horgan, for cancelling bridge tolls.
Tolls were paying off the two bridges without dinging all provincial taxpayers. The bridge plan was to be paid for by tolls. Brilliant financing!
Typical poor economic planning and foresight by the NDP and Metro Vancouver. Tom Moore, Delta
No love for crows
I read the article about the demise of small birds such as sparrows, robins, songbirds etc.
Maybe it’s time to do something about the number of crows in a lot of areas of the Lower Mainland. They flock by the hundreds and divide and conquer many of the nests of smaller birds in the spring breeding season, take their eggs and even their young for a meal.
I’ve seen this first-hand in my yard and surrounding areas where there are trees and hedges with nests in them. The robins and other birds can be seen screeching and panicking, trying to deter the crows from their eggs or young to no avail.
Maybe it’s time to do something about the number of crows in areas where there are way too many and reduce their numbers. We had two take up residence in our area a few years ago and now there are six doing a number on the small bird population. Jan Knobbe, Maple Ridge