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Lana Popham column: Minority governments hold strong track record in Canada

Lana Popham column: Minority governments hold strong track record in Canada

Lana Popham to host free panel on minority government, Sept. 20, 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Arbutus room at Saanich Commonwealth Place
VICPD COLUMN: Fentanyl series shows behind-the-scenes fight

VICPD COLUMN: Fentanyl series shows behind-the-scenes fight

Video series offers glimpse into enforcement efforts relating to deadly drug
MLA Column: Standing up for the Salish Sea

MLA Column: Standing up for the Salish Sea

The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project (TMX) has been a contentious issue in British Columbia for three years. I have had many conversations with people passionately placed all along the spectrum of support to opposition.
Laughter, tears, Friendships and Fred

Laughter, tears, Friendships and Fred

When the bride welcomes you into her circle of friends, it’s the equivalent of a lifetime contract. There may be stretches of time off for bad behaviour, but there is no built-in escape clause. Even if you move away, birthdays will be acknowledged, and thoughtful cards and gifts that mark how much she cares will show up in your mail.
BC VIEWS: Little integrity left to protect

BC VIEWS: Little integrity left to protect

Darryl Plecas taints an already shabby B.C. political scene
Indigenous bureaucracy grows again

Indigenous bureaucracy grows again

B.C. offers stalled development, gambling money
SUZUKI: Study finds Exxon misled the public by withholding climate knowledge

SUZUKI: Study finds Exxon misled the public by withholding climate knowledge

Coal, oil and gas are tremendous resources: solar energy absorbed by plants and super-concentrated over millions of years. They’re potent fuels and provide ingredients for valuable products. But the oil boom, spurred by improved drilling technology, came at the wrong time. Profits were (and still are) the priority — rather than finding the best, most efficient uses for finite resources.
MAYOR’S MESSAGE: Victoria to remain a human-scale city, Lisa Helps says

MAYOR’S MESSAGE: Victoria to remain a human-scale city, Lisa Helps says

High density development areas targeted in previous consultation with residents, businesses
B.C’s highway rest areas are a disgrace

B.C’s highway rest areas are a disgrace

I’ve got a job that should be top priority for our new Highways minister
No easy answers in ICBC mess

No easy answers in ICBC mess

David Eby blames problems that have already been fixed