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Plans by the City of Victoria to regulate short-term vacation rentals are about more than collecting taxes, they鈥檙e about protecting everyone involved.

The shine on the sa国际传媒 Liberals鈥� liquefied natural gas dream has dulled considerably since Premier Christy Clark promised LNG would provide sa国际传媒 with 100,000 new jobs and more than $100 billion in revenue over 30 years.

Brian Bonney, a former communications director in the sa国际传媒 government, has been charged with breach of trust. He is to be in court again on June 23 on the criminal charge, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail.

It鈥檚 destructive to the democratic process that people were forced to undergo a search before attending the Sidney LNG town hall on Tuesday. We have had such meetings for decades without such heavy-handed invasions of privacy.

Finally, there is hope for a sensible look at governance in the capital region, even though the assignment studiously avoids mention of an amalgamation study, something a majority of the region鈥檚 voters favoured in the 2014 municipal elections.

What鈥檚 good for the environment is good for the economy. That鈥檚 a concept most British Columbians embrace and it鈥檚 what the sa国际传媒 Chamber of Commerce appears to have decided in seeking protection for some old-growth forests.

The government giveth, the government taketh away and the government giveth back again. What a pointless exercise. Education Minister Mike Bernier announced Tuesday that the sa国际传媒

The sa国际传媒 government should learn from its mistakes with information-technology systems, not keep repeating them.

The Queen famously called 1992, the year that marked her 40th anniversary, an 鈥渁nnus horribilis鈥� 鈥� a horrible year 鈥� in part because of a series of family scandals. Of course, royal mishaps garner much attention.

Over the years, sa国际传媒 has earned a reputation for intervening in foreign conflicts. But that work is usually done by members of the military, not by the diplomatic corps.