Opinions

Victoria’s 2025 proposed budget is more invested in policing the unhoused population than helping them

With the housing crisis continuing to demonstrate no end in sight, the City of Victoria needs to make serious changes to their investments.

Chrystia Freeland won’t save the Liberals

While Chrystia Freeland’s resignation marks the end of an era for Trudeau’s Liberals, it also serves as a sobering reminder: rebuilding trust and credibility can’t happen through old loyalties.

The Luigi Mangione case sets a precedent of terror

True public safety cannot be achieved through fear and punitive measures from the government. It is only by confronting the inequities that drive violence, and questioning the use of labels…

‘Beast Games’ is a warning about the dangerous pursuit of spectacle

Beast Games, released on Amazon Prime Video on Dec. 19, is a reality competition television series that has broken multiple records, including the largest number of contestants, and the largest…

Don’t call me ‘Amazonian’

Maybe I’ve already heard that I’m tall twice that day, and your comment is my last straw. After all, extraordinarily tall women are interesting to people, but we’re not the…

North America’s fragile economic alliance is a threat to the future

“We complement each other, and we negotiate as equals,” said Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum during one of her daily morning briefings, called “mañaneras.” “There’s no subordination here,” she said.

Are we witnessing the death of U Sports hockey?

The NCAA made a landmark decision — a massive rule change that has already sent shockwaves through the Canadian junior hockey landscape, and may spell the end of U Sports…

Can BC Ferries promise 22 extra sailings for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour?

Fans like me, who won the “Great TicketMaster War” and got tickets to this concert are threading friendship bracelets by the minute, tweaking details on elaborate costumes, researching merch booth…

We need electoral reform to fight climate change

The recent provincial election in B.C. returned a historic result: despite more than 200 000 British Columbians voting for progressive candidates over Conservatives, we now have an almost evenly split…

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