Opinion

Peter Dolezal is the author of three books, including his recent Third Edition of The Smart Canadian Wealth-Builder.

The political fight over the carbon tax continues to rage on across the country, with the federal government at odds with several provinces who vow to take on Ottawa on behalf of beleaguered taxpayers.

It’s about time. Applause to Saanich for stepping up and doing something about the van that has been stored in the Braefoot Parking lot for the past few years.

NDP may remove restrictions on school strikes, union sign-ups

I received my voter package in the mail. At first blush it seems to be a scheme to create more politicians at taxpayer expense.

Mommy’s Inside Voice is a weekly column by Amie Jay, a local mother of three.

Murray Rankin is MP for Victoria

Congratulations to the editorial staff for taking a stand on electoral reform in British Columbia (Our View - Change can be a scary thing - Oct 26), and good for you for carrying a letter advocating for the status quo . The author appears to represent those in society who find change scary, those who would rather live with a familiar pain than risk an unfamiliar pleasure.

I recently spent five days on the train to Toronto, doing something I never expected — being illuminated by fellow travellers on proportional representation (Pro Rep). The train was full of tourists from abroad — from Germany, Australia, Sweden, Japan, New Zealand, Ireland, and more. Without our usual distractions, people had real conversations wherever they congregated.

If Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps truly believes that she has been given a strong mandate to implement her vision for this city, and that her victory by a margin of more than 3,000 votes over her closest rival is something to boast about, then surely she would not have any problem with holding a referendum as soon as possible so that the 2022 mayoral election results will be determined by a ranked ballot, which was used to elect the mayor at the polls in London, Ontario on Oct. 22, 2018.