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No One Deserves to Be Invisible

No One Deserves to Be Invisible

When I was growing up, my parents taught me a practical way to apply the principle of “Love your fellow as yourself” by paraphrasing the words of Hillel, one of our great Jewish sages: “If you wouldn’t like it done to you, don’t do it to someone else
Les Leyne: Government content to wait out strike

Les Leyne: Government content to wait out strike

There’s a lot of strategizing behind the government’s startling warning this week that it has no intention at this point of legislating teachers back to work in September. More specifically, the current position is that if the deadlock with the B.C.
Monique Keiran: Rising temperatures linked to hot tempers

Monique Keiran: Rising temperatures linked to hot tempers

For more than a week, the Environment Canada website for the Victoria forecast pronounced: “Be prepared for … HEAT!” Normally, the notices above the daily weather predictions warn of coming high winds, storms, freezing temperatures, thick fog or heav
Comment: B.C.’s technology sector needs more women

Comment: B.C.’s technology sector needs more women

B.C.’s technology sector is thriving and is full of opportunities for people with a wide range of skills. Technology continues to dominate much of our daily lives and B.C. is definitely doing its part to contribute to this growing sector.
Geoff Johnson: De Jong abdicates education responsibility

Geoff Johnson: De Jong abdicates education responsibility

In a stunning abdication of any responsibility for public education or for the 500,000 kids and their parents who depend on public schools, Finance Minister Mike de Jong has stated that his government has no plans to ensure schools open in September.
Shannon Corregan: Remove same-sex adoption hurdles

Shannon Corregan: Remove same-sex adoption hurdles

Australia’s University of Melbourne recently conducted a study on the health and well-being of children raised by same-sex partners.
Comment: T’silhqot’in decision poses economic challenges

Comment: T’silhqot’in decision poses economic challenges

On June 26, the Supreme Court of Canada awarded title to a piece of B.C.’s interior roughly the size of Prince Edward Island to the 3,000-member T’silhqot’in First Nation.
Comment: Grizzly bears more useful alive than dead

Comment: Grizzly bears more useful alive than dead

One can only conclude that Naomi Yamamoto, provincial minister of tourism and small business, was poorly briefed with regard to the grizzly bear hunt after reading about her recent speech on Saltspring Island. Having B.C.
Les Leyne: B.C. Liberals quiet on land title ruling

Les Leyne: B.C. Liberals quiet on land title ruling

It’s remarkable how little the government of B.C. has said when it comes to responding to one of the most momentous political events in years.
Andrew Cohen: Germany has many reasons to celebrate

Andrew Cohen: Germany has many reasons to celebrate

When Mario Götze scored the winning goal in the World Cup Final in Rio de Janeiro, the stadium exploded. Angela Merkel did not. Watching from the stands, the chancellor smiled tightly and clapped robotically.