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A commentary by a Victoria resident. An April 4 letter to the editor prompted the question: “What did Liberals ruin other than straws?” A...
Of the 186 countries around the world that Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on, included are the Heard and McDonald Islands in the Antarctic. The...
Readers of this column may remember a proposal to re-brand Victoria as the Capital of Thought. I like the idea because it aims to set downtown on an...
Spring is the season of the birds and the bees. Some people may snigger at that statement, but it’s relevant on multiple levels. At this time of...
Back in the late 1980s, the first President Bush expressed a wish for a kinder, gentler nation. A joke going around at the time, I recall, was that he...
Now that pride in Canada is back in vogue thanks to the renewed “manifest destiny” musings of Donald Trump, perhaps it’s time Victoria revisited...
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It has been a crazy year thanks to the on-again, off-again tariff talk with the United States, and a crazy week with gas prices dropping and soaring...
Every day, my commute takes me past the old Howard Johnson Hotel site in downtown Nanaimo. Witnessing the demolition of this once-vibrant facility...
A new study shows that drug overdose hospitalizations increased by 33 per cent after the safer drug supply program was introduced in 2020. The safer...
A commentary by a James Bay resident and former public servant. Victoria’s affordable housing crisis is worsening — 1,252 people are waiting...
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Re: “Permanent residents should be able to vote,” letter, April 1. As an immigrant, I would like to disagree. Although we became permanent...
The Office of the B.C. Ferries Commissioner approved four of the five new vessels requested by B.C. Ferries, essentially keeping capacity status...
A commentary by a former public servant who lives in James Bay. Someone I know recently described Victoria’s Official Community Plan (OCP) as...
While I applaud all parties who strongly pursue policies that protect and promote Canadian interests lately, I feel something is being overlooked....
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As a small scale mom-and-pop style landlord for about 20 years I can tell you this about greedy evil profit-chasing landlords: If I had taken the...
A commentary by the president and vice-chancellor of Royal Roads University. In past years, the International Transgender Day of Visibility has been...
With the presumed closing soon of the Hudson’s Bay store at Government and Fort, it seems we are about to lose a key anchor of the Bay Centre. We...
These past weeks have been a roller coaster of uncertainty and shifting priorities creating ripples of uncertainty for every community across the...
CALGARY ZOO, ALBERTA, June 2, 1975 — In a violent and disturbing clash between species, a human child was forced to eat bird feces at the “Dinny...
Re: “Open books, landlords, show us the numbers,” letter, March 27. If you do simple math, you would discover that the landlord is actually...
A commentary by a Victoria resident. Given Donald Trump’s rhetoric about the U.S. annexing Canada, it’s only fair that we get ahead of the curve...
Between 2014 and 2023, the number of reported online sexual offences against children in Canada more than doubled, to 2,500 a year from 1,100. Child...
Thank you for the March 26 front page article on B.C. drug decriminalization, safer supply leading to more hospitalization. Every day we see the...
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A commentary. Sulsulxumaat Cindy Daniels is Chief of Cowichan Tribes and Kate Segall is chair of the Cowichan Valley Regional District, director for...
Yet another letter-writer (who is, presumably, also a landlord) bristles against B.C.’s three per cent cap on rent increases. The writer asks:...
Re: “End of carbon tax leaves $1.5B hole in B.C. budget,” March 20. The article substantially underestimates the cost of killing the carbon tax by...
A commentary by a former premier of British Columbia. We live in troubling times. People are frightened and feel vulnerable. Taking advantage of...
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Full disclosure; I can’t stand Elon Musk, and even more so, I would rather push my Dodge Ram than drive a Tesla. He is tearing apart the American...
We live in troubling times. People are frightened and feel vulnerable. Taking advantage of that David Eby’s Bill 7 tries to establish autocratic...
Well, here we are into an election with no shortage of existential issues facing Canada and the world. The rise of sloganism in our political...
I was recently onboard one of B.C. Ferries’ larger ships and thought I would purchase a coffee to take the edge off the cold as I stood on the outer...
Tornadoes, high winds, blinding dust storms, floods, fast-moving wildfires — U.S. states from Pennsylvania to Texas to Missouri endured...
I keep thinking of houseplexes. A houseplex is a large house subdivided into self-contained suites. If you walk/pedal/drive by one, a houseplex looks...
A commentary by a North Vancouver-based writer. Premier David Eby’s proposed Bill 7 would effectively suspend the democratic process in British...
Much is being made of Donald Trump’s assertion that he would prefer to work with a Canadian government led by a Liberal than a Conservative....
I have noted with alarm the attacks on Tesla dealerships, chargers and judgy looks directed at Tesla owners. I’m not fond of Elon Musk, his brand of...
If there were any doubt that Premier David Eby lacks respect for the provincial legislature, he has removed it. His government has tabled...
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A commentary by the chief executive officer of the Downtown Victoria Business Association. What I’m about to say may make you mad. I don’t think...
Re: “Grocers going all in to weed out goods from U.S.,” March 18. The article outlines what many of us have observed in our local grocery stores....
I find it ironic that Premier David Eby’s rationale for Bill 7 legislation is that it allows him to move quickly to prevent harm to the B.C....
Perhaps the first warning sign was when our “Father Knows Best” premier usurped municipal power over development, leaving communities with already...
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Like many Canadians, my genetic heritage is a Hungarian goulash of races and cultures, but not actually from Hungary. According to my mother, I am...
Re: “When politicians break their contracts,” letter, March 15. The $200,000 figure quoted as the cost to taxpayers for the apparent betrayal of a...