Opinion

Les Leyne: Underplayed CleanBC costs under fire

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon says CleanBC costs will hit households hard

Nov 23, 2023 4:45 AM Read more >

Comment: Short-term rental ban will cost hundreds of millions of dollars

The province鈥檚 Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act, passed a mere 10 days after being introduced, should have been called the Hotel Monopoly Act.

Nov 23, 2023 4:00 AM Read more >

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Battling an octopus

Nov 23, 2023 3:45 AM Read more >

Letters Nov. 23: Safer supply of drugs; Coun. Susan Kim's actions; Israel and the propaganda war; RRIF rules clarified

Nov 23, 2023 12:00 AM Read more >

Letters Nov. 22: Ban burning of waste; it was from another planet; troubled by pro-Palestinian demonstrations

Nov 22, 2023 5:15 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: Ombudsman finds COVID benefits clawback unfair

He released a report on how midstream changes to the sa国际传媒 Emergency Benefit mean thousands of people are being asked to return $1,000 grants.

Nov 22, 2023 4:35 AM Read more >

Comment: Official community plans matter more than ever

We have the necessary tools to respond to the housing crisis, which means, amongst other things, rapidly adding market and non-market housing.

Nov 22, 2023 4:13 AM Read more >

Comment: sa国际传媒 must double social housing this National Housing Day

Homes are like oxygen or water 鈥� utterly essential for human life.

Nov 22, 2023 4:08 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: Convention speech shows Eby prefers to play offence

Premier David Eby鈥檚 speech to NDP delegates shows he鈥檚 more interested in staying in attack mode than explaining why the NDP is still playing catch-up in dealing with many of the problems he acknowledges

Nov 21, 2023 4:55 AM Read more >

Letters Nov. 21: Looking after downtown Victoria; new Saanich fire hall should include housing; councillors should stick with local issues

Nov 21, 2023 4:05 AM Read more >