Dear editor,While online polls might not always provide reliable answers, they at least raise the questions for discussion.Here are some ideas for future "Questions of the Week", the Record's online poll of public opinion, for your consideration:• Does the recent firing of 300 employees of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency make you feel less secure about the safety of your meat and vegetables?• Does Canada need a top-of-the-line first-attack stealth fighter jet?• Can B.C. expect to retain its best teachers and attract new ones if they are paid the lowest in Canada?• Should the City of Courtenay be borrowing $30 million for a new RCMP detachment building?• The Canadian Energy Research Institute, a government- and industry-funded think tank, predicts in its most recent report that the Canadian dollar could rise to US$2.08 by 2030 with rapid tar sands development. Would this, in your view, have a negative impact on the Canadian economy and society? • The reputable scientific consensus is that a three-degree Celsius increase in global temperatures is likely by the end of the century. The last time the earth was that warm, sea levels were 25 metres higher than today. Is this something that concerns you at all?Tom Pater,CourtenayEditor's note: We appreciate the thoughtful and thought-provoking suggestions, but feel compelled to point out that B.C. teachers are not the lowest-paid teachers in Canada.