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Perhaps Victoria city council shouldn’t have been in such a hurry to slow down. In 2013, Victoria Coun. Ben Isitt and former councillor Shellie Gudgeon tried unsuccessfully to get the Union of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government should go further than looking at recommendations on changing how political contributions are reported — it should undertake full-scale reform of campaign financing. The taint of corruption will hang over sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Plastic bags, convenient though they might be, are a blight on the landscape and an environmental hazard. We need to drastically cut our use of them.

Victoria Coun. Ben Isitt is right to be concerned about homes being demolished when housing is in short supply, but council should be cautious with his suggestion to implement a moratorium on demolitions.

Greater Victoria’s reservoirs are almost full, but that doesn’t mean we can waste water. As the dry season approaches, the Sooke and Goldstream reservoirs are at 93 per cent capacity.

More than a decade has passed since Stephanie James, a bright, 18-year-old student at the University of British Columbia, killed herself. James had attempted suicide once before and was admitted to hospital.

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s four submarines could be called floating money pits — except they don’t float that much.

Mike Duffy was found not guilty in relation to his Senate expenses, RCMP won’t lay criminal charges against Pamela Wallin and now criminal charges against retired senator Mac Harb have been dropped.

The fire that devastated Fort McMurray, burning 10 per cent of the city, was so enormous, it produced lightning strikes that gave momentum to its progress.

Just stay in your seats and behave. That’s all it would have taken for politicians of all stripes to avoid the physical confrontation that disrupted Wednesday’s session of Parliament.