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The proposal to turn a section of Douglas Street into a block-long 鈥渂us terminal/transportation precinct鈥� needs rethinking 鈥� it is contrary to the aim of making the downtown more of a people place.

Immediately after taking the oath of Canadian citizenship, which includes pledging loyalty to the Queen, Dror Bar-Natan recanted his loyalty to the Queen. Some people think that was a traitorous act and that he should be stripped of his citizenship.

The largest-ever gathering of world leaders is taking place with the aim of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps is part of a 13-member delegation in Ottawa this week trying to drum up federal funding for a new Belleville Street ferry terminal. This is no junket.

Privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham wants health-file linking brought within her purview. She made that recommendation to a provincial legislative committee reviewing her mandate. This is a thoroughly bad idea, for reasons we鈥檒l come to shortly.

Victoria High School students had a lesson this week in learning the difference between wants and needs. It鈥檚 an element of practical education that should be mandatory in all schools.

Elizabeth Denham, sa国际传媒鈥檚 information and privacy commissioner, has been reading the riot act to provincial politicians. Her venue was a legislative committee looking into allegations that ministries wilfully destroy electronic records.

Homeless people shouldn鈥檛 be camping on the lawn next to the courthouse. They shouldn鈥檛 be setting up tent communities in city parks. But chasing them away isn鈥檛 the answer.

If private individuals want to donate toward fixing up the sa国际传媒 Parliament Buildings, they should not be discouraged, but the government should not count on charity to fulfil its responsibilities.

Ogden Point is an incredible opportunity, a blank canvas. Let鈥檚 be sure we paint a masterpiece on that canvas. The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has been developing the Ogden Point master plan for several years.