Opinion

In the part of the world I live in (The Middle East) many people affectionately refer to Christian and Jewish believers as "People of the Book.

When the Nanaimo Daily News published a letter to the editor last week that attacked the character and accomplishments of First Nations people, the storm of outrage spread across the country.

The Pacific Carbon Trust’s handling of carbon offsets is one thing. Its handling of controversy is another.

I have been a tax lawyer for about 50 years and I am amused at both the press and the profession’s reaction to the 2013 federal budget’s attack on Income Tax Act “loopholes.

For those of faith, this is the time to celebrate the Resurrection. But anyone for whom resurrection means a reviving of memory can celebrate. The swelling buds and stirring earth encourage it.

If partnerships between charities and mining companies represent the future of foreign aid in Canada, some of the key players will need a clearer road map about what the federal government wants to achieve.

On an Easter Sunday morning when it was still dark, a group of men, women and children gathered in the churchyard in Quamichan, looking toward the sacred mountain of Tzouhalem which rises from the estuary of the Cowichan River.

It seems every few weeks, another flash-mob video goes viral over the Internet. Orchestras pull out instruments and surprise passersby. Choirs break into song in town squares and food courts. Opera singers perform in restaurants and markets.

At the heart of auditor general John Doyle’s report on carbon neutrality are two completely different projects that at first glance have nothing to do with each other.

At long last, the dream of the current and past ministers of foreign affairs has come true: the Canadian International Development Agency will be “merged” with the Department of Foreign Affairs.