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In Quebec City, Victoria and across the country, Canadians stood vigil this week to mourn six people who were killed as they gathered to pray.

The difference between sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and the United States was rarely more clear than in statements over the past few days from the leaders of the two countries. On Friday, U.S.

Our closest cross-border political leader, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, deserves a neighbourly fist-bump from sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ for his instant denunciation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration.

The plethora of special days, weeks and months that fill the calendar to overflowing is reason enough for municipalities to stop making such decrees. It threatens to get downright silly.

Go ahead. Slip on a political T-shirt. Slap on a political bumper sticker. The Supreme Court of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says it’s OK. Seven justices of the highest court wisely voted to uphold sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

A leaked memo from Dr. Brendan Carr, Island Health’s CEO, is the latest evidence of dangerous pressures building within our health-care system.

If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was kidding when he promised to reform sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s electoral system, what else was he kidding about? It isn’t only electoral reform that’s at stake here, it’s also the credibility of the federal Liberals.

Nanaimo voters will have their say on a new arena in a referendum on March 11. Based on Victoria’s experience, we offer this advice: Go for it.

Premier Christy Clark’s decision to forgo her $50,000 annual stipend from the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Liberal Party and her government’s proposal to require twice-monthly disclosure of political donations are steps in the right direction.

So far, no convincing business plan has been produced that shows how rail service on the old E&N line can become a reality. The Capital Regional District — or any other level of government — should not commit any more funds to ghost trains.