Opinion

Travelling the province is an integral part of an MLA’s job in B.C. We get that. But when the travel expenses of a minister who lives in the same town as the legislature are third-highest of any government cabinet member – Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong – it causes us to raise our eyebrows.

The B.C. government has released its audited public accounts for what Bill Vander Zalm enthusiasts strain to depict as Year One of the Harmonized Sales Tax Apocalypse.

LRT, transit, Peninsula, taxes

Haiti, Jacmel, Red Cross, earthquake relief

Summer is a time when, with many media contacts on holidays, reporters often bide their time waiting for something odd or outstanding to happen. Among the things catching my attention of late is the price of gas.

David Suzuki, natural gas, fossil fuels

B.C. Transit transfers seniors

Halfway through summer, most of us aren’t thinking too much about the fall and this November’s municipal election. But if you’re thinking about running as a candidate, the weeks are running out for you to begin planning your campaign.

Pamela Martin, Christy Clark

Olympics, Chief Jamie Graham, Victoria police, conservatism, liberals