Opinion

Every year, about 1,000 local politicians gather at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention and pass dozens of resolutions demanding or urging that the provincial government do something about something. Flood management. Derelict vessels.

‘Confusion now hath made his masterpiece.” It’s a line from Act 2 Scene 3 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and King Duncan has just been found murdered. The speaker, an outraged MacDuff, cries that the murderer has “stolen thence the life of the building.

This weekend take some time to be transported to colorful and vibrant India, right here in Victoria. Come and experience India's classical, folk and Bollywood dancing and music, henna painting and wonderful food.

It was called a “balanced package of reforms,” but it looks a lot more like a strict crackdown on the temporary foreign workers program.

Why is everyone so mad at Justice Minister Peter MacKay? Look closely at the comment he made to the Ontario Bar Association. It makes no sense at all.

So Canada’s federal government has finally approved construction of the proposed Enbridge pipeline to carry bitumen from Alberta’s oilsands to Kitimat, and thence by ocean to China.

With gems like a bike ride with Jack Knox, tickets to the Nutcracker and a load of horse manure (seriously), it’s no surprise that the Times Colonist’s Go Bid auction raised more than $1,100 for my Tour de Rock fundraising campaign.

It’s counter-intuitive. New dishwashers tend to run a lot longer than older machines, yet the new ones are advertised as using less electricity and less water. “Normal” cycles stretch to two hours and beyond, vs. around one hour for older machines.

‘Now, it is our turn.” By the second day of a recent investment conference for Iraqis based in the United Kingdom, the rift between Sunnis and Shiites was clear.

The B.C. Teachers’ Federation vs. B.C. government debacle of recent days has not been without some redeeming educational value. Not at all.