Editorials Archive

Auditor general John Doyle has served British Columbians well for six years. It’s a great mistake to deny him a second term. It’s also a great political blunder by the Liberals, who are responsible for forcing Doyle from the watchdog role.

The City of Victoria has released details of the contract for the new Johnson Street bridge, and already councillors are wrestling with how much more information they should give out.

The Idle No More movement has stirred up attention; now it needs to get specific.

If we learned that insufficient treatment facilities for multiple sclerosis or brain cancer were forcing 400 people to live destitute on the streets of Victoria, there would be an outcry.

While many Canadian cat owners are not getting the message about spaying and neutering their pets, Greater Victoria appears to be an oasis of responsibility.

The dip in property value assessments across Greater Victoria is not a sign of doom and gloom, nor is it a guarantee your property taxes will go down. It’s merely a reflection of the market. According to numbers released by B.C.

Canadians want to believe in the RCMP. Most of us grew up with it as a symbol of not just law and order, but the nation. Most of us see its rank-and-file members as passionate officers dedicated to protecting us.

The threat of suicide is always ill-advised or rooted in selfishness. In the regrettable case of Theresa Spence, it appears to be a case of both.

As we step into a new year, one prediction is certain: Unless life as we know it ends before May 14, British Columbians will head to the polls to elect a provincial government.

Is it possible that modern mobile communications are starting to get out of hand? A survey by Rogers Communications of the habits of “connected” Canadians contains a number of findings that can only be described as alarming.