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Last week, I looked at the scale of the plastics industry and its environmental impact. This week, I examine its direct impact on human health, the...
It’s peak tick season, and the usual tick-inspired fashion statements have appeared on the trails. The shirt-tucked-into-pants look doesn’t raise...
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Re: “In this election, Eby should be put to the test,” editorial, April 19. The editorial was excellent, but B.C. no longer has a two-party...
A commentary by a Victoria resident who never had Gary Taylor as a teacher or a coach, but was an ardent fan of the senior boys’ basketball team. ...
A commentary by a retired anesthesiologist who lives in Victoria. To quote Richard Rowland, “the lunatics have taken charge of the asylum.”...
While budgets are all about numbers, last Tuesday’s federal budget can be understood with just one statistic. The next national election must be...
A commentary written on behalf of a group of Indigenous women who are mothers, aunties, sisters and grandmothers to Indigenous children in the Greater...
While budgets are all about numbers, last Tuesday’s federal budget can be understood with just one statistic. The next national election must be...
The crime is manufacturing and distributing illicit drugs, the criminals are the growers, the so-called labs where deadly chemicals get mixed into...
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A commentary by the leader of the B.C. Green Party. The April 20 editorial “In this election, Eby should be put to the test,” notes that the...
Re: “Legendary Oak Bay, UVic basketball coach Taylor to be remembered in celebration of life,” April 23. Gary Taylor was obviously a much-loved...
The juxtaposition of two ongoing stories in the Times Colonist, the orphaned orca calf and the adventures of the elephant seal “Emerson,”...
A commentary by a Victoria lawyer. I have practised law in Victoria coming on to 37 years. Over my long and wonderfully rewarding legal career, I...
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Re: “In this election, Eby should be put to the test,” editorial, April 20. It was quite surprising, even unbelievable, that the editorial did not...
Calvin Sandborn KC is a senior environmental lawyer, and Fraser Thomson is a lawyer with Ecojustice. “Clean up your own mess.” — Robert...
Of all the planets in our solar system, probably my favourite — top three for sure — is Earth. I have lived on the little blue planet for pretty...
Health Minister Adrian Dix has been long on promises for more than six years, and very short on results. His most recent pronouncement about...
Monday is Earth Day, and the theme this year is Planet vs. Plastics. This is timely, because Tuesday marks the start of a week-long session in Ottawa...
Invasion of privacy and dignity is an ongoing problem across the country. The Canadian Centre for Child Protection says millions of cases of...
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In our democracy, the majority has the right to make decisions, and the minority has the right to oppose those decisions and offer other choices. To...
The new federal government budget promises to move Gen Z and millennial renters out of the rental market and into the homeownership market. When the...
A commentary by the vice-chair of Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria, a non-partisan citizens’ advocacy group for municipal taxpayers. If you...
Three years ago, Oregon became the first American state to decriminalize possession of illicit drugs. But this month, in the face of widespread drug...
I am honestly starting to believe the theories that adversaries who wish to facilitate the downfall of North America are doing so by influencing the...
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At 10:30 a.m. on Monday, downtown Victoria saw its fifth stabbing in 30 days. Some have been in broad daylight; some have been fatal. I suspect that...
Re: “Schedules work against Gulf Islands ferry users,” commentary, April 12. Many members and chairs of ferry advisory committees are disheartened...
There is growing concern about people’s unwillingness to get to know their neighbours. This concern is significant enough to have spurred research...
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Re: “Schedules work against Gulf Islands ferry users,” letter, April 12. Determining service levels and schedules for the Gulf Islands is a...
Apparently 1.7 million uninsured seniors have registered for Canada’s new multi-billion dollar dental benefit plan billed as “free.” Designed to...
A commentary by the president of the B.C. Construction Association. British Columbians are not being paid on time for completed work in the...
A commentary by a Victoria resident. As long as we leave it to criminals to supply illicit drugs to our addicted population, we will continue losing...
As spring springs, the mornings become light earlier, and old friends, winged, leafy and otherwise, return for another growing season — the...
Almost 45 years ago, I co-led a report titled Our Chemical Society for the City of Toronto’s Department of Public Health, for whom I then worked....
A commentary by a former education minister in Alberta. Should police resource/liaison officers be in Victoria’s schools? That is for the...
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The Canadian Press reports that the “Government of B.C. will require hospitals to have designated space for substance use.” This seems like an...
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A commentary by a frequent ferry user who lives on the Gulf Islands. I wish B.C. Ferries would start to understand that West Coast ferry users are...
Polls suggest that 70 per cent of British Columbians are dissatisfied with the province’s efforts to tackle the health-care crisis. That matches...
Victoria’s Official Community Plan survey is a classic example of the systemic ableism people with disabilities are subjected to daily. The...
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A commentary by a retired professional engineer and planner who lives in Victoria. A while ago I was in Singapore, and was greatly impressed by the...
Re: “Big development on waterfront’s edge could bring new home for Art Gallery,” April 6. The proposal by developers to create an arts and...
I was sad to read of the recent passing of our former lieutenant-governor, Iona Campagnolo. I had the honour of meeting her on various occasions, but...