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Editorial: Senior pro golfers are welcome here

This is the kind of senior moment we like. Senior professional golfers will come to Victoria in September to compete in the 2016 Pacific Links Championship, part of the PGA Tour Champions. It’s good news for everyone concerned.

Editorial: Police board spins the facts

There is a solid explanation, and there is spin, which happens when facts are processed through a public-relations filter, and enhanced.

Editorial: Sexual assault a police matter

The provincial government has introduced legislation to address sexual misconduct on university campuses. The bill requires post-secondary institutions to develop policies that draw attention to sexual violence and take measures to prevent it.
Editorial: Bike-free path is welcome

Editorial: Bike-free path is welcome

The decision by Victoria city council to keep cyclists off the David Foster Harbour Pathway is largely a financial decision, but it’s also a good decision for pedestrians.

Editorial: Pot shops should play by the rules

The city of Victoria is stepping in to tame the marijuana shops that have sprung up, seemingly on every downtown street corner.

Editorial: Fort McMurray fire sends a message

The Fort McMurray fire hits close to home in more ways than one. Not only has the disaster happened in the province next door, but it could so easily happen here.

Editorial: Virks set example for us all

It has been said before, but it needs to be said again: We all could learn from Suman and Manjit Virk.

Editorial: Chief’s pay can be suspended

To pay or not to pay — that is the question the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board wrestled with this week in connection with the suspension of Chief Frank Elsner.

Editorial: Admission comes late

Kelly Ellard’s admission of some responsibility in the death of Reena Virk is a step forward, but the Parole Board of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ was right to reject her application for day parole.

Editorial: MLAs’ conduct a poor example

Traditions are important to parliaments. They lend dignity to the proceedings and help ensure respect for the democratic process. And then there’s question period.