PHP includes aren't working in CI

[eluser]Michael Wales[/eluser]
controller/home.php

Code:

function index() {
  $vars['the_date'] = date('Y-m-d');
  $vars['view'] = 'home/photos';
  $this->load->view('view', $vars);
}

views/view.php

Code:

$this->load->view('_global/header');
$this->load->view($view);
$this->load->view('_global/sidebar');
$this->load->view('_global/footer');

All of those views (header, sidebar, footer, the view passed via a var (home/photos) will have access to the entire array of variables (they would be able to echo the date, perfectly fine).