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Comment: It has never been safe to be Jewish, anywhere

A commentary by an award-winning author, playwright and filmmaker who lives in Saanich. Hours before sundown, on the first day of Chanukah in...

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The Times Colonist

Letters Dec. 19: Rising antisemitism; paying for development

Recent coverage of the menorah lighting in Victoria downplays and oversimplifies the serious concerns of the Jewish community. Our federal...

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The Times Colonist

Kirk LaPointe: 2025 tested politics, business and trust

At the end of 2025, it feels less like we have lived through a single year than through a stress test. Politics, business, culture, sport, and...

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Kirk Lapointe

Comment: FOI reform continues to stain John Horgan’s legacy

A commentary by a longtime journalist and author of Fallen Behind, a book on world freedom of information laws. A year ago, John Horgan, the New...

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The Times Colonist

Letters Dec. 18: All municipalities need to help; Esquimalt deer birth control

It’s no secret that the City of Victoria is carrying the lion’s share of providing shelter, services, and supportive housing for our vulnerable...

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The Times Colonist

Comment: All these years later, antisemitism rises again

A commentary by a retired architect who lives in Victoria. In 1948, at Halifax harbour, a large group of Jewish Holocaust survivors from Europe...

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The Times Colonist

Comment: After spending $90,000 where are the trees?

A commentary by a resident of North Saanich. Who doesn’t like the idea of a bylaw that protects the trees in our neighbourhoods that provide a...

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The Times Colonist

Letters Dec. 17: Fight local antisemitism; Medical school entry

The antisemitic shooting attack on Bondi Beach, Australia, elicited the usual condemnation from political leaders across the world. It remains to...

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The Times Colonist

Adrian Raeside cartoon: NDP climate backtrack

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The Times Colonist

Comment: We need to protect B.C.’s coast from a tanker spill

A commentary by the founding director of the resource and environmental planning program at Simon Fraser University. He is a former deputy minister...

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The Times Colonist

Letters Dec. 16: Flood risk; courtesy when reclining airline seats

How often have builders ignored stupid locals who said not to build there because of flooding and such that happened many years ago? Stuff happens,...

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