Opinion

At the Highlands candidates’ forum last week, facilitator Alan Dolan explained how the forum would proceed — such things as who would speak and for how long — then finished with this admonition: “Use plain language.

I'm the first to admit that hashtags can be ridiculous. However, they can also help you quickly cut your way through the avalanche of Twitter, Instagram — even Facebook — to find information that is actually relevant to you.

I was both disturbed and enlightened by Tuesday’s Remembrance Day ceremony at the Parliament Buildings. The ceremony itself was well done, and I found it heartwarming that thousands of people turned out for it.

[Update: A reader suggests zippered pockets to keep wallets from going astray. If not for pants, for a vest. But keep track of that vest. Another suggestion: put a tracking device in your wallet, like Tile. I have not tried it.

A recent Times Colonist editorial on the importance of prevention in improving health and reducing health care costs is on target (“Prevention key to health costs,” Nov. 9).

Parliamentarians are called honourable, but only by convention. Recent events reminded us not all MPs earn the title.

Further to the incident with the Commander recounted here last weekend : Some didn’t think it was as amusing as I did. Fair enough. Readers are entitled to make their own judgments.

Joel Klein is at it again and we should probably listen to what he has to say about public education. Klein has always been a controversial figure in the world of U.S.

Over the past several weeks, there have been encouraging signs that collectively we are picking up the pace in our work to end homelessness for many individuals, a goal that will save governments money and improve the quality of life for everyone as

It's cold outside. Can you feel it? After I bundled my family into the car the other night, we all commented on how cold it was as I rushed to get the heat flowing. When I glanced at the car's temperature reading, it mockingly revealed it was 6 C.