Opinion

On Feb. 15, 1965, about 10,000 people gathered on Parliament Hill to watch the raising of Canada’s new flag. At noon, amid a muffled 21-gun salute, a gust of wind gave the flag “the first flutter of life,” Peter C. Newman observed.

There’s one corner of B.C. life where the new Age of Enlightenment as far as liquor policy is concerned has yet to take hold. It’s the hockey-rink dressing rooms.

Entering 2015, B.C. and Canada are facing some economic challenges.

In two weeks, the B.C. legislature will sit once again. The government will deliver a speech from the throne and table the next B.C. budget.

This Sunday, get set to watch the best television commercials of the year. In between these mini masterpieces there will be a football game.

It’s easy to preach about the need for kindness in society. From the Dalai Lama to Marion Williamson, current spiritual thinkers have urged us to act more compassionately and benevolently.

Before people commit fully to the idea that Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell is a touch paranoid, here’s something to keep in mind: There’s a reasonable chance the privacy commissioner’s investigation into the computer surveillance program that’s made th

The way we define and measure progress in our communities, nationally and globally, really matters. It shapes the decisions we make in every realm of life, from social development to environmental and economic policy.

For the third year in a row, Orca Book Publishers, an independently owned book publisher based in Victoria, has donated almost 6,000 books to the three 1000x5 Children’s Book Recycling Projects.

One of the best things about social media is that it’s a forum for politicians to continue goading each other during the off-season when the legislature isn’t sitting. They only get a scant few months to go face to face during sessions.