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Letters March 20: Distracted municipal councils; taxpayers didn't have a say about pay raises

Letters March 20: Distracted municipal councils; taxpayers didn't have a say about pay raises

Comment: April Fools’ Day comes early for Victoria taxpayers

Comment: April Fools’ Day comes early for Victoria taxpayers

Public officials who set their own pay doesn’t pass the smell test with taxpayers.
Letters March 19: Outrage about Victoria council's pay raise; why the pay raise makes sense

Letters March 19: Outrage about Victoria council's pay raise; why the pay raise makes sense

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Keeping track of those police notebooks

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Keeping track of those police notebooks

Letters March 18: Victoria council's pay raise is disgusting; Trudeau pros and cons

Letters March 18: Victoria council's pay raise is disgusting; Trudeau pros and cons

Comment: Music education offers many benefits, so don't end it

Comment: Music education offers many benefits, so don't end it

Some music programs at Vancouver Island University could be cut.
Comment: The value of patient choice: Why the freedom to select your dentist matters

Comment: The value of patient choice: Why the freedom to select your dentist matters

We are concerned about several aspects of the government’s plan, particularly that many patients will not have the freedom to choose their own dentist.
Monique Keiran: Orca calf death rate a reminder of human infant mortality historically

Monique Keiran: Orca calf death rate a reminder of human infant mortality historically

Historical records indicate that for much of recorded history, only 1 in 2 human children reached the age of 15
Geoff Johnson: Controversial novels are about what it means to be human

Geoff Johnson: Controversial novels are about what it means to be human

Those in Surrey who are fretting about authors like John Steinbeck, Harper Lee and others might want to take a closer look at Shakespeare
Trevor Hancock: Voluntary agreements with food industry not good enough

Trevor Hancock: Voluntary agreements with food industry not good enough

The challenges we face are now so massive and occurring so rapidly that such leisurely approaches will be too little, too late