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Lawrie McFarlane: UVic ruling violates Charter of Rights intent

Lawrie McFarlane: UVic ruling violates Charter of Rights intent

In a deeply subversive decision, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that our Charter of Rights governs only those interactions that take place between the state and its citizens.
Trevor Hancock: Our health depends upon a healthy planet

Trevor Hancock: Our health depends upon a healthy planet

In the world of population and public health in which I work, we have paid great attention in recent years to what are termed the “social determinants of health.
Comment: Why health-care reform remains a challenge

Comment: Why health-care reform remains a challenge

Canadian economists received a pleasant surprise this year: Expenditure growth on public health care in Canada finally appears to be slowing down.
Les Leyne: Skeleton staff operates custody centre

Les Leyne: Skeleton staff operates custody centre

Nine months after the closure of the Victoria Youth Custody Centre was announced, the facility is still technically functioning in ghost mode, a shadow of its former self.
Comment: Target learned that Canada is not the U.S.

Comment: Target learned that Canada is not the U.S.

Sadly, Target Canada’s $5-billion adventure is over. The company had enjoyed significant attention and the quasi-admiration of the country’s public for more than two years.
Five Acts of Kindness you can do today

Five Acts of Kindness you can do today

After the horrific events in Paris this month, I’ve been having a difficult time choosing what to share about Judaism that might interest you, our reader.
Comment: Mineral exploration strong despite slowdown

Comment: Mineral exploration strong despite slowdown

The start of another year is a good time to assess the past and focus on future possibilities, and B.C.’s mineral exploration and development industry is no exception. The innovative and resilient people working in B.C.
Only B.C. Ferries can cause this kind of outburst (video)

Only B.C. Ferries can cause this kind of outburst (video)

It's happened to me. It's happened to you. The ferry is leaving and you are left on the wrong side of the Salish Sea. Imagine it happened on New Year's Eve.
Doing private things in a very public way

Doing private things in a very public way

Among the many things that puzzle me: why so many private things happen in public. This occurred to me while strolling around downtown Victoria. I walked past a brightly-lit nail salon with big windows.
Les Leyne: Report shows progress with kids in care

Les Leyne: Report shows progress with kids in care

It’s one of the more exhaustive report cards issued on what a ministry does and how it goes about doing it.