Editorials

Don’t worry, be happy about pot legalization

There are still some who justify President Donald Trump’s treatment of migrant children

As we come to the close of Seniors Week now is a good time to reflect on what it means to be a senior in B.C. Contrary to the apocalyptic predictions of a “silver tsunami” sweeping our province, country and planet, seniors today and into the future are very much in the minority.

Quibbles over symbolic rainbow crossings belie critics’ genuine concerns

Anyone who says electric cars will save the world is dreaming. The adoption of electric cars over the next 20 years will barely shave a single per cent from the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, the batteries that power these cars rely on a nightmarish swath of human devastation. Most electric car buyers who pride themselves on doing the right thing have no idea of the birth defects, premature deaths, child labour and virtual slavery it took to make their new wheels move.

Higher gas prices are said to drive us to take public transit. Are we there yet?

Private members bill would eliminate $61-a-day per diem for local MLAs in Greater Victoria

It’s been a long winter. I should know. I’m a former climate research scientist at Environment Canada. And I was an expert reviewer for the United Nations’ International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its 2007 Climate Change Report.

A student may be able to decode every single word in an article but still be clueless about the meaning since they know virtually nothing about the subject

Pink Shirt Day is Feb. 28