Opinion

Recycling 'scavengers' cause problems

We all have favourite aspects of our communities that enhance our enjoyment of living in the Capital Region. Whether it’s the Dallas Road walkway, the beaches at Witty’s Lagoon or Willows, the view from atop Mount Douglas or other gems and jewels, Greater Victoria has plenty of characteristics to love that keep our minds and bodies active.

Victoria MP Denise Savoie's stance on military, seniors questioned

Torture ship Esmeralda gets more press than Nazi ship

Victoria breakwater is safer than sidewalks

Victoria and Esquimalt harbours need long-term plan

Kevin Neish's mission to Israel is worthy

Let’s assume that when everyone in B.C. gets to be finance minister for a day, a majority choose to throw a $3-billion chair through the office window to show how mad they are about the harmonized sales tax. The cleanup will take two years, but first there will be a provincial election to decide who holds the broom and dustpan. And the choices are becoming clear.

Ida Chong weighs in on the HST

Following a March column in which I chastized feminism for having taken women’s rights too far in some cases, a reader called me a Southern Albertan Bible-thumper, or something to that effect. She was right, in a small way. I’m actually from central Alberta. The Bible part doesn’t apply to me at all, though.