Opinion

Comment: Why actually looking for pedestrians is key to seeing them

Anyone who walks as much as I do has had many near misses, and in virtually every case I’ve experienced, the driver wasn’t looking at all for a pedestrian in the crosswalk. They’re always quite startled to see me standing inches from their vehicle

Oct 28, 2022 5:01 AM Read more >

Editorial: Municipal elections should guide Eby's path

Provincewide, only 29 per cent of eligible residents cast a vote, down from 36 per cent in 2018. On the face of it, given the evident desire for change, that’s an unexpected outcome.

Oct 28, 2022 12:00 AM Read more >

Letters Oct. 28: Victoria's real housing numbers; how much tax is too much?

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Letters Oct. 27: Tent cities the result of high court's decision; The legacy of residential schools

Supreme Court ruling allowed those tent cities Maybe it’s just me. But a recent tragedy made me ponder, again, Judge Carol Ross’s 2008 Supreme Court ruling.

Oct 27, 2022 3:47 AM Read more >

Comment: The skilled-trades shortage has a solution: women

A commentary by a retired business leader who has been a director of five global corporations.

Oct 27, 2022 3:45 AM Read more >

Letters Oct. 26: How to fix Pat Bay traffic; why the monarchy is still best for Canada

Oct 26, 2022 3:49 AM Read more >

Comment: Poilievre might be listening to the wrong economist

A commentary by a professor of economics emeritus at the University of Victoria.

Oct 26, 2022 3:47 AM Read more >

Letters Oct. 25: NDP silenced challenger to Eby; looking forward to party's 100-day actions

Oct 25, 2022 12:47 AM Read more >

Letters Oct. 24: NDP should not have disqualified Appadurai; David Eby's plans; litter everywhere; crowded hospital

Oct 24, 2022 12:10 AM Read more >

Comment: A return visit to Victoria, and oh how it has changed

A commentary by a visitor from England.

Oct 24, 2022 12:05 AM Read more >