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Geoff Johnson: Job of schools is not to stifle kids' curiosity

Geoff Johnson: Job of schools is not to stifle kids' curiosity

Research shows it鈥檚 the freedom to exercise curiosity that, through history, has underpinned new learning, critical thinking and reasoning and has contributed to significant social and scientific progress
Les Leyne: Tall and smart, but Eby is loaded with baggage

Les Leyne: Tall and smart, but Eby is loaded with baggage

It鈥檚 remarkable that someone directly responsible up until recently for a system so dysfunctional is the presumed front-runner in the NDP leadership race
Letters Oct. 8: Don't overlook the school board vote; the real role of the Islands Trust

Letters Oct. 8: Don't overlook the school board vote; the real role of the Islands Trust

Remember our children on election day I encourage everyone to remember the school board elections as they enter the voting stations on Oct. 15. We all have a stake in education, whether we have kids in school or have neighbours or family who do.
Comment: Salt Spring's governance model needs to be fixed; families are leaving, a middle school has closed

Comment: Salt Spring's governance model needs to be fixed; families are leaving, a middle school has closed

Mission creep is already pervasive within the Trust and part of what is locally known as 鈥済etting to no.鈥
Editorial: New premier must honour promises to our seniors

Editorial: New premier must honour promises to our seniors

Part of the problem is that public pension plans have not kept up with the cost of living in high-price regions like sa国际传媒
Letters Oct. 7: Mourning the loss of Shelbourne trees; election choices vital in Gulf Islands

Letters Oct. 7: Mourning the loss of Shelbourne trees; election choices vital in Gulf Islands

Comment: Ethiopia: A microcosm of the times

Comment: Ethiopia: A microcosm of the times

A commentary by a 1996 graduate of Victoria High School who works for the United Nations in Brussels. He was on a recent UN mission to Ethiopia.
Comment: Fight gerrymandering in local elections

Comment: Fight gerrymandering in local elections

A commentary by outgoing Victoria councillor Geoff Young.
Jordan Bateman: Appadurai ousting just business as usual for the NDP

Jordan Bateman: Appadurai ousting just business as usual for the NDP

Appadurai鈥檚 nomination application still hasn鈥檛 been accepted by the NDP brass. It has become clear it never will be.
Les Leyne: Yes, the criminal-justice system is broken

Les Leyne: Yes, the criminal-justice system is broken

The assistant deputy attorney general responsible for the prosecution service issued an unusual statement disputing the 鈥渃atch and release鈥 phrase and saying it鈥檚 not the province that set the strong presumption in favour of pretrial release