Re: Whose sari now?

Any self-respecting South Asian will not buy a sari from Wal-Mart.

Munir Kang
Surrey, B.C.

If Indian merchants can sell western goods, what’s the fuss about Wal-Mart selling Indian outfits? Start competing and stop grumbling.

K.S. Thomas
Burnaby, B.C.

Re: Editorial: All Hans on deck in Tibet

Insightful editorial that goes to the heart of the matter. How can Canada support any boycott of the Olympics when our money has been used to build a railway that is bringing the Hans to displace the Tibetans? It’s a shame. I guess it was the Liberal government that approved this. Another reason to keep them out from power.

Gretchen Ingmaar
Toronto, Ontario.

Your slant in the editorial is not supported by the facts. The actual population of Hans in Tibet is small. They are there to provide labour and an economic impetus to Tibet which has a small population. Tibet needs the Hans otherwise it will remain as a backwater nation with no development. As for calls to boycott the Olympics, this will serve no purpose.

Hungyi Lee
Coquitlam, B.C.

Re: Vancouver Auto Show boasts “best of the best.”

I took your paper to the Vancouver auto show to compare the “must see” list you compiled. It was great . . . thanks.

Jeremy Khor
Vancouver, B.C.

Re: China’s crackdown in Tibet

When looking at the referendum results in the recent presidential election in Taiwan, people tend to overlook the fact that the number of affirmative ballots cast in each of the referendums exceeded a majority of votes cast, even though each failed to reach the threshold of 50 per cent of total registered voters. On Taiwan’s application to join the United Nations under the name Taiwan, 5.53 million voted yes out of 6.2 million, while on joining the U.N. under the name the Republic China, 4.96 million voted yes out of 6.19 million.
While some may quibble over the details, the high approval rating for each of the referendums indicates that the Taiwanese people share a common desire to join the U.N.

Brian Su
Taipei Economic and
Cultural Office, Vancouver

Re: Immigration Overhaul

This is not new and I doubt it will be effective. Immigration posts overseas, even during the Liberal time, have a quota system in place. Remember the protests years ago when sponsored parents and grandparents from certain countries have to wait eight to 10 years for their application to be finalized.

M.Emma
Vancouver, B.C.

I think this is just ridiculous. It’s always about politics and not the people of Canada. Why do these kinds of changes just pop up all of a sudden and are never mentioned when the budget comes out? This country is actually made up with immigrants otherwise I don’t think that there would be much of an economic growth. All these immigrants have given a lot to Canada. I’m sure a lot more will be given when more will be allowed to enter. Also, the back log should be cleared up and always kept up to date by hiring more agents, just like in every other job when things need to be reorganized.

Ronnie Sandhu
Vancouver, B.C.

Re: “Secret” land deal splits B.C. Filipinos

This whole issue stinks of under-handed dealings. The elections for the society must be held again and the books should be sent to an outside auditor. The Filipino community has lost its trust that we had placed with the officials.

Jeremy Ignacio
Surrey, B.C.

We got the land for a song and the leaders of the community have flipped it and made millions of dollars. We should be happy not complaining about what happened. This is a good thing for the community. The association is rich and can do a lot more good for the community. The rabble-rousers, who seem to find fault with everything the executive does, are welcome to go have their own community centre.

Lisa Alphonse
Richmond, B.C.