Opinion

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B.C. Green Party, Elizabeth May, smart meters, B.C. Hydro

Downtown Victoria parking meters are a cash grab

Last week’s announcement that the province would create a municipal auditor general department is good news for taxpayers around the province. Any move to make our public bodies more accountable, even at the civic level, is a way to help ensure that they follow a closer path to the private sector when it comes to keeping expenses in check.

Deer carry ticks, which could carry lyme disease

Esmeralda and Pallada got very different reactions from Victoria residents

Harbour Authority could work to reduce emissions in James Bay

Johnson St. Bridge evokes the middle finger

The crown jewel of B.C. utilities is such a money machine that it can allow extravagant practices and still deliver some of the cheapest, cleanest, most stable energy in North America.

There’s a centuries-old saying about good intentions most people should be familiar with. And while the idea of reducing the spread of sexually transmitted infections is noble, there are a few problems with the plan to let people email their lovers to warn them they could have an STI.